What did you (the grownups) do for work study in college?

anitaw
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:19:16 +0000

For 18 months I worked in a lab and was paid while I also received credit. We skinned rats and made ‘rat frappes’ for whole body analysis studies. We also did some biochemical analysis work and other lab things. I say we because I did it with 2 friends and it was terrific. For the next 2 years I worked in the freshman section of the dean for student affairs office. While there my ‘boss’ (current H) and I (grand and chief petty bureaucrats by job title) planned freshman orientation, matched students with advisors, and generally supported the professional Dean’s Office staff as they did all the freshman-related work. Eventually my (now)H became emeritus and I took on the GPB role. In med school I taught Stanley Kaplan SAT and MCAT prep classes, of course. There is no ‘work-study’ in med school but I had no money so had to do something.

I liked working while I was in school. It was a chance to use parts of the brain that would have atrophied otherwise…