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I'm trying to get a research internship or part-time job (preferably physics but id be cool with engineering) but it's so fucking frustrating.
>be 18
>almost completed my second year of college
>still no high school diploma bc early college program
This makes me ineligible for like 99% of jobs from the start. What do I do?

>> No.12803617

>>12803499
Kneepads and bjs at $1 each.

>> No.12803650

>>12803499
>This makes me ineligible for like 99% of jobs from the start. What do I do?
You are lucky because rarely is the solution to a problem so obvious: get your fucking high school diploma.

If you couldn't figure that one out you'll struggle with doing any kind of real problem-solving in research. But I digress. You also have a second alternative: given that you are the type of autist that enrols in college early how about you just go talk directly with some professors and see if they can just write you in a project. Surely you know someone there.

>> No.12803680

>>12803650
The point of me posting this is because I won't get my high school diploma for the rest of the year but I need money now

And I've spoken to every professor in the department, NONE of them are doing research (fucking astounding) except for one who might be, I'm talking with him tomorrow, but I highly doubt it.
>get your high school diploma
fucking christ youre stupid

>> No.12803691

>>12803499
why? enjoy the rest of high school and work in a grocery store part time.

>> No.12803708
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12803708

>>12803680
>fucking christ youre stupid
Says the guy without a high school diploma

>> No.12803725

>>12803691
i already have a job but im not making enough money. i really need money for a car bc mine is about to irreparably break down. i need like a legit job and if i could get a part-time 3-4 days a week internship. my current job is dogshit and they keep cutting everyone's hours bc low sales
>>12803708
if i got my diploma, the state wouldnt be paying for my college
isnt /biz/ supposed to understand penny pinching? maybe this isnt the board for you

>> No.12803737

>>12803708
He’s only 18 dumbfuck, he’s graduating soon.
>>12803725
An internship wouldn’t be paying you any more than a part time job. Just look for open retail positions and work hours when the store is empty.

>> No.12803761

>>12803737
it's more about hours and value for my time.
I wouldn't mind working minimum wage, so long as i can a) work more hours and b) have that work be related to my intended career so it isn't a complete waste of time
I will look for retail positions, ive only ever worked in food which sucks, but ideally id like to get something related to physics (im not picky, ill take anything STEM related) even if its just getting coffee for the actual scientists

>> No.12803785

>>12803761
>im not picky, ill take anything STEM related) even if its just getting coffee for the actual scientists
Then >>12803617 already told you what to do.

>> No.12803795

>>12803785
>im not picky, ill take anything STEM related
>anything STEM
>bjs
k

>> No.12803813

>>12803761
you're most likely out of luck since you are 18 and still enrolled in high school. I'm curious though, what are you planning to major in?

>> No.12803819

>>12803795
You'd be surprised at the amount of pedophiles in academia just looking to get their hands on fresh boipussi.

>> No.12803822

>>12803795
Give bjs to scientists and engineers? Most of them are gay, so it should be an easy sell.

>> No.12803838

>>12803499
These are the types of overachievers I am competing with as a 27 year old neet.

>> No.12803865

>>12803813
Physics, hopefully going to get involved in research ASAP (freshman year if I can get into Duke, fingers crossed) then work a job that'll subsidize my grad school (most likely R&D) and eventually, once I get enough experience, do pure research full time. I feel like this is a pretty reasonable career path, and it's definitely within my capabilities, but I can't get my goddamn foot in a single door.
>>12803819
>>12803822
lol kekd thats fair
>>12803838
its a mad world friend
everything is banking banking banking where i live, gotta go up north for the good science jobs. fucking nothing for physics around here

>> No.12803901

>>12803865
>if I can get into Duke
uhhh, you should've applied last summer if you are graduating this year. You better have a stellar gpa and really good extracurriculars. I looked up their average gpa for freshman students , and its 4.08!

>> No.12803956

>>12803901
thats not really how that works, you apply during the school year, with october/early november being early application and january being regular application (i did regular bc early is binding for duke)
here are some stats for ya:
>1500 SAT
>35 ACT
>4.7 (max 5.0) W, 4.0 (max 4.0) UW GPA
Letter of recommendation from a close family friend who went to Duke undergrad and medical school
Strong extracurriculars but not super STEM related bc there isnt a lot STEM related around here. Mainly music, theater, and community service related. I have a whole resume with everything I've done, and I hope that that would suffice for legit companies I try to intern with, but so far that hasnt worked

>> No.12803976

why are there so many melodramatic attention-seeking humble-brag threads like this on biz constantly?

>> No.12803979

>>12803725
Easy, tutor kids. Go on Kijiji or any site, post ads, and wait for calls. Since your in engineering high school math is a joke. $15/hr easily by helping some tard do 1+1 math, or how to plot a function

>> No.12803992

>>12803976
my car is legit unfit to drive and im freaking out bc i think im gonna get laid off soon (as well as like three other people, business is rough rn)
>>12803979
is craigslist the american equivalent of kjiji? or is there something else? craigslist is probably a lot sketchier than kijiji

>> No.12804014

>>12803976
18/19/20 year olds man... They're just cute like that

>> No.12804027

>>12803956
I started applying summer before senior year. Thats asian tier gpa and act/sat scores, I think you'll be fine.

>> No.12804039

>>12804014
when youve got the collective of boomers as a whole breathing down your neck that working 60-70 hours a week "isnt enough" and that you need to "actually work, snowflake" you run out of age-appropriate jobs to do

>> No.12804046

>>12803992
Something like that

>> No.12804072

>>12803956
Why don’t you apply to Harvard or Yale

>> No.12804087

>>12804072
i am, duke uchicago columbia harvard princeton yale, plus 3 safeties. got an interview for princeton coming up, but i mentioned duke bc they are notorious for research and how early/easy you can get it there

>> No.12804094

>>12804072
i should also mention that its not too late to send new info to colleges, and seeing as i didnt have any actual research to report when i applied, itd be fucking awesome if i could land something for the summer related to my field so i could let colleges know. that could make or break an acceptance

>> No.12804141

>>12804094
this question is better suited to /sci/, this is a cryto board

>> No.12804158
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12804158

>>12804141
It’s true. We gave him the best non-crypto related advice we could muster. Also, buy chainlink.

>> No.12804166

>>12804141
>>12804158
thats fair, thanks for the help! onwards to /sci/

>> No.12804198

>>12804039
Don't mind the boomers so much. Actively working more than 40 hours per week is pointless, unless you're aiming for 1b+ net worth or something world-changing AND you've got a really good roadmap that you prepared based on your own insights (no brainlet-level internet cheatsheeting)
Anyway, this is just a humble brag thread even if you don't realize it. Carry on.

>> No.12804243

>>12804198
fair, it wasnt intended as one and it didnt start that way but it kind of devolved into that, thats my bad
the hours of work is in reference to school, all-nighters arent uncommon, sometimes consecutively. the whole "crazy hypercompetitive chinese high school makes kids kill themselves before exams" thing is spreading to the US now too, so thats fun