Furman University

Office Assistant

May - August 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

Was able to do personally work if needed

What I wish was different

Majority of times I didn’t have work to do

Advice

Make sure you bring something to keep busy

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Development Systems Intern

May - August 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I could make my own schedule and came in and did my work

What I wish was different

There were some days I didn’t have any work to do

Advice

Amazing boss and coworkers

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Summer Research Fellow

June - September 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

The lab experience and overall research knowledge accumulated.

What I wish was different

Advice

Be ready to work hard.

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Investment Intern

September - December 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I enjoyed learning and working alongside the senior investment officer and chief investment officer

What I wish was different

I wish I had more time to focus on work rather than trying to balance it with my school schedule

Advice

I would be more prepared with finance knowledge than I was.

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Research fellows

May 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I enjoyed the hands-on aspect of work in my field of study

What I wish was different

I wish that the time spent in meetings required of Furman Research Fellows was more applicable towards my research.

Advice

If you work hard and apply yourself, you can learn a lot and get a lot of work done.

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

May - August 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

Enjoyed learning to use new Python libraries (Pandas, Numpy) and implementing algorithms associated with celluar automata. Frequent presentations were difficult, but helpful in the long run.

What I wish was different

More one-on-one assistance with research advisor. Any issues I encountered had to be solved independently--asking for help from professor usually resulted in "just go around/ignore the issue"-type advice.

Advice

Be very certain of the requirements and topic of your research project before fully committing.

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Wildlife Research

May 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

Very helpful to help determine future career prospects and what exactly it takes to work in the field of scientific research

What I wish was different

Advice

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Orientation Staff

June - August 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

The ability to make dozens and dozens of new friends easily. I felt more connected to my university than I had before.

What I wish was different

I would have appreciated more time to myself during the experience.

Advice

Your attitude towards the experience will end up defining your experience itself.

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Environmental Researcher

May - August 2019 • Furman, SC

What I liked

Fieldwork

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Bring rain gear and insect repellent

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Student Researcher Psychology Department

June - August 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I learned a variety of research skills applicable to psychology and other fields of study. I was able to collaborate on my own project with my professor and see an entire project come to completion in the entire summer.

What I wish was different

I think I would have preferred a different research topic, as my topic was hard to invest myself in.

Advice

I think it's important to be a self-starter and keep yourself accountable for the work that needs to be done.

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Research Fellow

May - August 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I loved being able to formulate presentations for the conferences I got to attend, and I absolutely cherished my conference experiences, funded by the Humanities Department Fund and the Undergraduate Research Office. I also loved being able to research things I cared about and have a great deal of freedom in the formulation of topics and questions and my schedule so long as I got things accomplished.

What I wish was different

I wish there was a better forum/community for students doing Summer research to really interact and share experiences in a way that didn't seem forced or strictly academic.

Advice

When you research something so extensively for even a Summer, you walk away from that experience an expert. Own that professionalism and your accomplishments--submit to professional conferences or publications. Talk candidly about your experience with other researchers, colleagues, or friends. It is not pretentious to be proud of yourself.

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Student Researcher

May 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

Research, data analysis, reviewing literature, collaborating

What I wish was different

Maybe a better balance between working on cell analysis and working with lab equipment

Advice

All data is good data, it does not necessarily have to confirm your hypothesis

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

May - August 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

Doing research was a great application of my education

What I wish was different

I wish the project had turned out to be more meaningful statistically and in the field

Advice

Pursuing research as opposed to an internship can open you to a totally different world of career possibilities.

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Research Fellow

May - September 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I liked the independence I had to design my own research and craft an original argument.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Biology Research Intern

May 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I loved research and the opportunity to work on one project and the different challenges that came with research.

What I wish was different

We were in the basement of Plyler, so we didn't see much sunlight during the day.

Advice

Ask to do everything, because the worst you will hear is no, and you will get some great experiences that way. Also, do the grunt work so that your employer can see that you are dedicated to learning.

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