Decisions...
So, my boss offered me a job today. Sort of.
What she said was that if (and only if) I was going to apply for a co-op position at KSC, she would put in the paperwork to take a co-op student. On the same project I've been working on all summer.
What this means is there's a chance I might be able to do this KSC thing on a more permanent basis. Same job, slightly lower pay, and I'd be working during the school year instead of the summer. That last is what bothers me. I don't know if I can stand to be away from USF for 2/3 of the year. Just being away over the summer is bad enough. But how can I tell my boss that?
Honestly, there are advantages to this. It looks really good on resumes. And I can probably use the hours to fulfill the all-important undergraduate research requirement. But... I don't really like my job. I'm working on a project that I'm not even sure has sound science behind it. And I need more education (and more specific education) to really figure it out. But I won't get that if I'm only going to school half the time. And my scholarships... will they still pay for my entire education if I'm only there every other semester?
I told her I'd send an e-mail to try to find some of this out, but I don't want to. I just want to not do it... but I guess I need a reason to refuse, so I suppose I'd better e-mail my geology adviser...
*sigh*
What she said was that if (and only if) I was going to apply for a co-op position at KSC, she would put in the paperwork to take a co-op student. On the same project I've been working on all summer.
What this means is there's a chance I might be able to do this KSC thing on a more permanent basis. Same job, slightly lower pay, and I'd be working during the school year instead of the summer. That last is what bothers me. I don't know if I can stand to be away from USF for 2/3 of the year. Just being away over the summer is bad enough. But how can I tell my boss that?
Honestly, there are advantages to this. It looks really good on resumes. And I can probably use the hours to fulfill the all-important undergraduate research requirement. But... I don't really like my job. I'm working on a project that I'm not even sure has sound science behind it. And I need more education (and more specific education) to really figure it out. But I won't get that if I'm only going to school half the time. And my scholarships... will they still pay for my entire education if I'm only there every other semester?
I told her I'd send an e-mail to try to find some of this out, but I don't want to. I just want to not do it... but I guess I need a reason to refuse, so I suppose I'd better e-mail my geology adviser...
*sigh*