<p>what are some good on campus jobs a 2nd semester freshmen can pursue? Is it possible to be a reader as a 2nd sem. freshmen?</p>
<p>also! what exactly does CS research entail, and how many hours should one be devoting towards research per week to really get something out of the experience?</p>
<p>I highly doubt that you can be a reader as a 2nd semester freshman. Even for lower division classes, more often than not they want someone who 1. did very well in that class and 2. also did very well in harder, more advanced classes (read: upper division). You can try getting a research position somewhere. I don’t know what other academic jobs you can get at such an early stage :/</p>