Message from @Jacob

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2019-02-17 00:40:51 UTC  

"if I'm not ready"

2019-02-17 00:41:27 UTC  

computer science *is* my field of study

2019-02-17 00:44:03 UTC  

@Jacob the world is your oyster. Lots of options out there.

2019-02-17 00:44:19 UTC  

right

2019-02-17 00:44:24 UTC  

so what are those options?

2019-02-17 00:45:21 UTC  

Your university should have a bunch of job boards with a bunch of listings.

2019-02-17 00:45:55 UTC  

@Jacob I’d pursue something related to your field of interest. Does your college offer a co op program?

2019-02-17 00:46:25 UTC  

can't say I know what that is

2019-02-17 00:46:34 UTC  

but I looked it up and nothing came up

2019-02-17 00:46:49 UTC  

so I imagine they don't

2019-02-17 00:47:56 UTC  

Paid co op programs are similar to internships, but the co op generally allows you to work one semester and then work one semester in the related field.

2019-02-17 00:48:44 UTC  

oh

2019-02-17 00:48:52 UTC  

I mean I know internships are a thing

2019-02-17 00:49:15 UTC  

but the whole problem here is that I don't have enough coursework done for an internship

2019-02-17 00:49:20 UTC  

I could be wrong, I don't know

2019-02-17 00:49:33 UTC  

but I don't actually know much yet

2019-02-17 00:51:21 UTC  

@Jacob If there is a particular company or tech firm in your city that interests you, I suggest talking with the HR people. There may be entry level things to do and flexibility in hours. You’ll also have the opportunity to get a feel for corporate culture.

2019-02-17 00:53:01 UTC  

well, there's not much at all in my city

2019-02-17 00:53:09 UTC  

I'll probably have to go back to the Seattle area

2019-02-17 00:53:15 UTC  

if I want an internship

2019-02-17 00:53:31 UTC  

but that's a whole different issue

2019-02-17 00:53:56 UTC  

I guess I could just check with different companies and see if they have something really entry level

2019-02-17 00:55:46 UTC  

@Jacob Finding an entry level position shouldn’t be difficult. I suggest finding a company and an entry level position that is strategic to your future goals. In my opinion...

2019-02-17 00:56:59 UTC  

internships seem to usually require a lot of knowledge

2019-02-17 00:57:07 UTC  

but I might be wrong

2019-02-17 00:57:14 UTC  

maybe they just don't post the easy ones

2019-02-17 00:58:36 UTC  

Talk to your professors. Talk to the head of your Computer Science department. Start networking. Shake some hands. Ask lots of questions.

2019-02-17 00:59:08 UTC  

ya I think you're right

2019-02-17 00:59:21 UTC  

I just need to talk to advisors and stuff more

2019-02-17 01:14:30 UTC  

If you’re not in a position to get an internship then your focus should be getting yourself in a position to get an internship. And if that means not working for a summer and doing whatever it takes to get yourself in a position to get an internship then you should do that. Think of it as a long term investment in your future

2019-02-17 01:17:06 UTC  

no dude I'm fucked if I don't work in the Summer

2019-02-17 01:17:18 UTC  

I'm already low on money

2019-02-17 01:18:09 UTC  

I'd be seriously screwed if I just took a Summer off

2019-02-17 02:29:56 UTC  

Speaking from personal experience, you make A LOT more as a waiter than working fast food. If there are any summer tourism areas near you, they'd probably be in need of seasonal workers and white families on vacation tip especially well

2019-02-17 03:38:18 UTC  

thanks

2019-02-17 03:38:42 UTC  

haha I don't think anyone comes to Spokane for tourism, but there's definitely restaurants

2019-02-17 18:43:51 UTC  

>don’t have enough course work for an internship

There’s a wide variety of internships out there, not all are looking for juniors with 4.0 GPAs. Some just need a body to do grunt work. Go to your school’s career center and get on it fast. This is late in the semester to be locking in an internship. The upside is that the grunt work ones are still available.

2019-02-17 18:44:21 UTC  

Go to career fairs on campus and within driving distance.

2019-02-18 09:08:18 UTC  

well, I have quarters, not semesters, so maybe the schedule is different

2019-02-18 09:08:26 UTC  

but I'd be looking for something in the Summer

2019-02-18 09:09:06 UTC  

nothing is really driving distance for me since I don't have a car, but that's something I'm trying to get sorted out