No Sophomore Summer Internship, Feel Like An Idiot Doing Everything Wrong

momofboiler1
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:33:32 +0000

Can you try to volunteer with a professor helping with research this summer and work part time waitressing or babysitting on the side? You could emphasize the research piece with your dad and maybe not mention that you are doing it as a volunteer. Could you cover your rent that way just working PT?

I started out with pre-med intentions at an Ivy as well. You figured out it wasn’t for you quicker than I did. Honestly, so many students start college without really knowing their strengths. I say kudos for trying different things and being open to different majors.

Don’t wait to go to the career office. See if they can help you with a strengths inventory to help match you with a career you can be excited about.

FWIW, I graduated with a psych degree. I did take a low paying, entry level type job out of school but, in my field. Within 2 years, I was managing a department and then joined the senior management team with a different organization. There are many many differently pathways to success.

Best of luck to you!