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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:04 pm   Post subject: RE:Co-op pros and cons?

URAs are good places to start for grad school. however you DON'T need to be in coop to get and do an URA
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:46 pm   Post subject: RE:Co-op pros and cons?

Ahh, sorry Cervantes. My world tends to revolve around computer science. It's kinda scary sometimes.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:19 am   Post subject: RE:Co-op pros and cons?

There are alternatives(sometimes much better alternatives) to Co-Op.

For example, in Memorial University,

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Summer Employment Opportunities

Even during your time as a student, you may find summer employment in a chemical field. Students are often hired to do summer research in University laboratories and, if you are interested, it is best to start talking to interested faculty members in January or February.

Two programs available are: (i) the Summer Career Placement program (SCP), which offers full time employment and biweekly remuneration, and (ii) the Student Work and Service Program (SWASP), which offers full time employment with a biweekly stipend and a tuition voucher at the end of the employment period. Details of these programs are available from the Chemistry general office or from the Employment Services Centre (Coughlan College, CL1000 ).

Opportunities for summer employment outside of Memorial (for example, in National Research Council laboratories) are often advertised on the bulletin board outside the Chemistry general office.


And there is also:

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Part-time Employment while Attending Classes

During semesters in which you are attending classes, you may find employment as an undergraduate laboratory demonstrator in first- or second-year Chemistry courses. Further details and application forms are available from the Chemistry General Office. As well, part time employment may be available through the MUN Career Experience Program (MUCEP). This program is operated through the Division of Student Affairs, which provides funding for student employment in various departments throughout the university. Departments provide job descriptions, which are posted in the Employment Services office (CL1000) during the first week of the semester, and you can submit résumés to apply for up to 10 of these positions. The salary is $250 for 40 hours of work or $500 for 80 hours of work during the semester. To qualify for a position under this program, you must be in full-time attendance at MUN and you may accept no more than 80 hours of MUCEP employment per semester


The summer employment is much like Co-Op, except it gets rid of most of the cons. It doesn't add time on your degree is the main one of all. The same basic program is offered in almost any degree at Memorial, even CS and Engineering, which have Co-Op.

I'm sure that other universities have the same sort of program, you just have to search for it.
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