I loved the opportunity to connect with so many incoming students.
What I wish was different
Advice
These expereinces are extremely rare so fully enjoy it when it is happening.
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Sound Tech
June - August 2019 • Amherst, NY
What I liked
It was a fun, relaxed environment. Great co-workers. The work was fun, stimulating, and interesting. I learned a lot, and it paid pretty well.
What I wish was different
Nothing really comes to mind.
Advice
If you get the chance, try to work with S.A on the summer film series. You'll learn a lot, and have a blast doing it.
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Student Research Assistant
July 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I liked learning new technical data processing softwares and creating designs. I loved the opportunity to get to know and work with professors and graduate students.
What I wish was different
I wish I started earlier.
Advice
My piece of advice to all the other fellow engineering students is that do not get frustrated when you come across a problem. Try to troubleshoot it with your best potential. It feels great to fix an equipment by urself. It feels great when supervisors trust you with executing the equipment/project.
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Research
July 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
Exploring new fields in image reconstruction
What I wish was different
Flexibility in time schedule
Advice
Every undergrad should do at least a semester of research work
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Student Assistant
February 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
Flexibility of hours, as well as consistent hours.
What I wish was different
Advice
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
August - December 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
Gain a lot of knowledge.
What I wish was different
A better idea about what requirements would be expected of me.
Advice
Send emails if they do not get back to you at all. Most of the time prof just forget to reply.
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Researcher
January 2018 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
Working with people
What I wish was different
Scheduling
Advice
Get in contact with many people and feel out what you like before committing
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Student assistant
September 2018 - June 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I loved the professional staff I got to work with. They were all encouraging and patient in teaching me new things. I also really enjoyed talking to the students who came into the office or called. I got to learn how to use excel also.
What I wish was different
I wish I got to work there longer!
Advice
Knowing Microsoft excel is essential to any office job.
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Experiental Learning Student Researcher
June - September 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I loved being able to use my academic coursework in a real life research position. I had the opportunity to learn a completely new language using a structurally based approach.
What I wish was different
I live at home during the summer so the commute was challenging. I also found not having a working basis of the language difficult.
Advice
Stay in-touch with professors in your department because they are the best resource for professional opportunities.
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Project Team Member
June - September 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I was put into the role of an engineer, as my team and I were tasked with designing and creating a model of a playground structure based on the London Tower Bridge.
What I wish was different
A little more time to work, in order to get more of the project done.
Advice
Use your time wisely, pay attention to the details of this project, and communication with your teammates is key!
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Conference Host
May - August 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I received experience working in Campus Living and I was asked to come back to work in the fall as a Student Assistant.
What I wish was different
I wish there had been more training for some of the office work. We learned as we went. It turned out ok in the end but it would have been better to have more direction early on.
Advice
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Conference host
May - August 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
Low-stress scheduling, positive human interaction, able to assist others
What I wish was different
Advice
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Math Tutor
September 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
How kind the supervisor has been, the flexibility and consideration when informing the management about your availability.
What I wish was different
Longer hours and opening all through the weekday, but that is really just minor, it is a good place to work all around!
Advice
Be sure to factor in the time that doing the job will take away from free time for studying and homeworks.
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Research Intern
May - July 2019 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I enjoyed gaining full-time research experience in a biomedical engineering lab. The supplementary activities and research methods course enhanced the internship as I had the opportunity to tune my writing and presentation skills.
What I wish was different
I wish there had been more time throughout the week dedicated to time in the lab since the course took up Tuesday and Thursday mornings and Friday involved seminars with different speakers.
Advice
Take advantage of all the resources and guidance CSTEP offers throughout the experience. Be fully engaged in your research and make an effort to connect with your mentor.
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Research Assistant
August 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I liked having the experience of working full-time and really seeing what life is like in this type of career.
What I wish was different
I wish I had tried some more new things while taking part in this opportunity.
Advice
Try out different opportunities to find out what you like to do and what you definitely don't like to do.
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Student assistant
May 2018 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
This job helps me work on my professional skills.
What I wish was different
Advice
Have good communication skills and get ready to work.
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Assistant
January 2015 - December 2016 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I liked that I learned so much, and I got paid for it!
What I wish was different
Advice
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Full time Intern
January - May 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
On campus, got to work with rats (actually cute and nice creatures), lots of experience and learned new techniques, great if you want to go into research, and very great boss who was accommodating.
What I wish was different
Nothing much, it was really great all around. Kind of wish there was no final project, so I could have enjoyed the actual work more, but the final project was required from the class part of my internship then the place I worked itself.
Advice
Really look into what you would like to do (i.e. work at a gym, work in a lab, which kind of lab etc.) , location, and find places based off that.
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Student graphic designer
February - October 2017 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I liked working in a professional office setting and getting to experience a piece of the inner workings of the university, all while gaining valuable experience in my field.
What I wish was different
I wish there had been more room for creativity on a lot of the projects.
Advice
I would suggest having good organizational skills and being able to juggle multiple projects is also very important.
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3D printing assistant
June 2016 • Buffalo, NY
What I liked
I learned about cad software and I learned how to troubleshoot files that are corrupted. Also how 3D printers work
