Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It’s Just So Darn Hard)

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Ian Curtis

One of the annoying things about taking semester(s) off is that many of your friends will leave, which can be kind of annoying. I think you get just as much benefit out of interning, and that lets you graduate on time.

I learned far more in my two extended co-op sessions working for Delphi Packard (summer plus semester) and made more money () than I did for the one short summer session I participated in.

The extended co-op sessions allow you to spend more time with your mentors and get involved in real-world projects at a much deeper level. My two extended sessions better prepared me for my eventual job more than anything else I took part in during my college career (which, sadly, was devoid of FIRST, even though Team 48 was just getting started at the time I was on co-op. Did anyone think to invite the n00b co-op student to help out and go to Disney and win the Championship Event in 1999? NooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Yeah, I'm not bitter. )

Did I mention they pay you money to do this? Co-op is highly recommended.