CU Boulder

Student Researcher

May 2018 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

Learning lots of new coding practices and how to apply scientific information to programming.

What I wish was different

More time to learn material before fall semester.

Advice

Know coding languages (python)

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

May - August 2018 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

Got hands on experience in research labs and further my knowledge in my field

What I wish was different

Had more variety of what I did day to day. Wish it was more stimulating.

Advice

Don’t be afraid to ask for different jobs to do.

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Challenge Course Facilitator

July 2016 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

It's a fun, dynamic, and supportive environment where we get to work outdoors and learn about leadership, teamwork, and group dynamics every day.

What I wish was different

More hours in the spring and fall.

Advice

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

May - August 2018 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

The atmosphere and hands-on experience

What I wish was different

Everything is good.

Advice

It was so fun!

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UROP Research Assistant

May - September 2018 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

I was an assistant for an ongoing research prompt about the relationship between the funding of UN Peacekeeping Missions and the success of said missions. I got to apply my finance understanding to my political science interest through data analysis.

What I wish was different

Nothing. It was amazing. I just wish that I could continue to work with the professor I was under on this project until it is finished.

Advice

If you are going to be a research assistant, put time each day to do work, don't just assume you will find time to do it at nights, make a plan stick to it.

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Biology Research Intern

May 2018 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

The opportunity taught me a lot about research techniques and about the process of designing and conducting your own experiment.

What I wish was different

I wish that we would've been more careful in the summer with our experiment so that careless mistakes could've been avoided

Advice

Anyone who wants to go into the scientific field should have an experience like this!

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Summer Resident Advisor

May - August 2018 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

Not many incidents and I get to live on campus while taking classes.

What I wish was different

More holistic-centered health events on campus

Advice

Great for entering the RA role and also continuing the RA role while also staying in beautiful Boulder over the summer!

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Program facilitator

July - August 2018 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

Working with students!

What I wish was different

I had more privacy

Advice

Do it!

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

June - August 2018 • Boulder, CO

What I liked

I liked everything about this experience! I learned a lot during that two month period and I was able to go out of my comfort zone and learn about different research techniques that I was not familiar with. I was able to work independently in a research project but I was still supervised by a graduate student, which allowed me to learn a lot about proper design of experiments. The faculty and students at University of Colorado Boulder in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department are extremely nice, helpful, and welcoming, which made the experience even more enjoyable!

What I wish was different

I just wish that it would have been longer.

Advice

I would tell all undergraduate students interested in graduate school to apply to this experience or a similar one. It is very helpful and helps expose students to what the life of a researcher is really like.

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