01-09-2011 at 05:03 PM
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Finding a lab position
Hi,
I am a second year student, and I was wondering if someone could tell me the best way to find a lab position at McMaster.
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01-09-2011 at 05:13 PM
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talk to the/a professor/IA and hope that you're memorable and intriguing enough as a human being that he gives a crap about you and doesn't forget your name in the next 5 minutes because you're 1 in a class of 300-600?
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01-09-2011 at 05:21 PM
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Hi,
I am a second year student, and I was wondering if someone could tell me the best way to find a lab position at McMaster.
Thanks
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putting out helps also
you could cold email the prof too, expressing interest in their work
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01-09-2011 at 05:41 PM
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putting out helps also
you could cold email the prof too, expressing interest in their work
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as if there aren't 10000 other eager wannabe medical students doing the same thing this very moment to every science professor on campus
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01-09-2011 at 07:12 PM
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Hi,
I am a second year student, and I was wondering if someone could tell me the best way to find a lab position at McMaster.
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Knowing what program you're in would help, there are different opportunities in different programs.
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01-09-2011 at 07:14 PM
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ya putting out seems to work
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01-09-2011 at 07:29 PM
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as if there aren't 10000 other eager wannabe medical students doing the same thing this very moment to every science professor on campus
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You are officially my favorite person on this forum
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01-09-2011 at 07:37 PM
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I'm officially everyone's favourite person ever
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01-10-2011 at 11:53 AM
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I am currently doing a research course in a vision lab and I have a part time job in an animal behaviour lab. I am a second year student. One of the profs said I was one of just a couple students who approached him about research so early. I had emailed them the December in the year before for a September position. Just with an email and an easy interview, I got into both labs. So u see, emailing profs is actually not a bad idea at all. But email a lot of profs since less than 10% bother to reply back and a fraction of that actually is interested to see u.
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01-10-2011 at 03:20 PM
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What do you guys think about emailing profs in OTHER universities (as in, universities at home) about lab positions? Would they just ignore you since you aren't a student at the school? Is it worth a try?
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01-10-2011 at 03:30 PM
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I am currently doing a research course in a vision lab and I have a part time job in an animal behaviour lab. I am a second year student. One of the profs said I was one of just a couple students who approached him about research so early. I had emailed them the December in the year before for a September position. Just with an email and an easy interview, I got into both labs. So u see, emailing profs is actually not a bad idea at all. But email a lot of profs since less than 10% bother to reply back and a fraction of that actually is interested to see u.
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did u e-mail a resume n coverletter or just like a normal e-mail asking if you could work there
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01-10-2011 at 03:41 PM
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What do you guys think about emailing profs in OTHER universities (as in, universities at home) about lab positions? Would they just ignore you since you aren't a student at the school? Is it worth a try?
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I worked at a lab at U of T for two summers. Go for it, they may have incentive to prefer students in their own universities though.
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01-10-2011 at 03:49 PM
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What do you guys think about emailing profs in OTHER universities (as in, universities at home) about lab positions? Would they just ignore you since you aren't a student at the school? Is it worth a try?
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I also have a friend at Mac who emailed all the biology profs at UofT scarborough and got accepted for a summer research job. So applying to other unis isnt a bad idea either.
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did u e-mail a resume n coverletter or just like a normal e-mail asking if you could work there
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No, I just sent a general email without attachments. I actually emailed about volunteering and instead got a job. Just saying that it's not as easy to get a research job around here, so maybe u should mention that if not a job, whether they are looking for volunteers. Anyways, when they do respond, they will ask you to send a transcript and resume.
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01-10-2011 at 03:53 PM
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As a first year, should I be asking for a volunteer position or a paid position? Most likely a volunteer position right? I think a paid research position for a first year is unheard of.
Thanks everyone
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01-10-2011 at 04:45 PM
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You can try applying for an NSERC USRA, and if you get one, you'll get $
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