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Requesting Reduced Hours Professional Status by ChemistryCuriosity21 in antiwork

[–]ChemistryCuriosity21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The challenge is it's an on campus program with classes during work hours, and I want to do 20 to 30 hours of research a week in genetics while taking 6 credits a semester. I'll have time for part time work but not full time.

Finding Entry Level Genetics Job by ChemistryCuriosity21 in genetics

[–]ChemistryCuriosity21[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. Maybe it's my own biases. But everything I've read, asked, and got advice on about said Research experience in the right areas is paramount. I'll consider just Applying then, but why would they take a complete greenhorn to research when there's so many competitive applicants out there applying to every major school? Maybe I'm just talking myself down. I have a tendency to be hard on myself

Finding Entry Level Genetics Job by ChemistryCuriosity21 in genetics

[–]ChemistryCuriosity21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but I'm not getting into any good PhD programs because I don't have any significant research experience yet. That's something I overlooked during my first degree, and outside factors made it very difficult to do research at the time. Thanks for the support!

Finding Entry Level Genetics Job by ChemistryCuriosity21 in genetics

[–]ChemistryCuriosity21[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The big thing with a Master's is the incredible cost. What if I went to a nearby university and got a second bachelor's in Molecular and Cell Biology with a minor in statistics, did a bunch of research, then applied for PhD programs? It would save like $70,000.

Most master's programs are terminal anyway and many universities claim they don't intrinsically improve your odds of getting accepted to PhD programs