If its between lifeguarding and taking a crappy job in your field, I'd take the crappy job in your field.
I think that this is the biggest problem with how students select a summer internship.
The greatest aspect of a summer internship is that it's temporary. For three months you get great exposure to a field, with absolutely no strings attached. And so why not do something different from what you do day-in-and-day-out at school?
You don't need to do something as extreme as becoming a life guard. But if you're studying electrical engineering, see if you can get a position focusing on computer science. Maybe try out a consulting company. Focus on something that will enrich you -- not because it makes your resume stronger, but because it exposes you to what you typically don't see in class.
If you like it, fantastic. You've found something new that interests you, and if you choose, you can guide yourself towards that field. If you hate it, who cares? In three months it's over. At least you tried something new.
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I started to spent some time reading about the Indish culture and econmoy, and figured out that they have a casts system there and that 2/3 of their people are suffering and starving and live in the poorest possible conditions while some of them are quite rich. They also have a strange sense of politics and a strange view of themselves being the only right humans on this globe (we could say national sozialism mentality) e.g. their religion is the best religion, their culture is the pure culture, their knowledge is the right knowledge, their busines is the best busines and so on. It's quite ignorant and disrespectful if it comes to other people, other mentality, respecting other humans on this globe - and yet the IT industry stuffs money up their butt.
It's quite possible that the information you've gathered from your cursory readings has helped you obtain a thorough understanding of Indian culture. As an Indian though, my viewpoint is very different.
The caste system that you addressed no longer exists. It is dead. I am not saying that its effects are no longer present in Indian society, but the caste system is *considered* to be a relic of the past.
I have no idea where the notion of Indians thinking they're "the only right humans on this globe" has come from. When you say we think our religion is the best religion, which one do you refer to: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, etc? When you say we think our culture is the best culture, which one do you refer to? I believe India recognizes 18 languages, and seeing as how a unique language is often indicative of a unique culture, it would suffice to say that India is very diverse culturally. When you say we think our knowledge is the right knowledge, which one do you refer to? I have cousins majoring in medicine, english, economics, etc.
What I'm trying to say is that India is very diverse culturally and academically. Just because we mostly have the same skin color, it doesn't mean that we're all the same. With so much diversity it is impossible for any group to think that they are the "best."
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If its between lifeguarding and taking a crappy job in your field, I'd take the crappy job in your field.
I think that this is the biggest problem with how students select a summer internship.
The greatest aspect of a summer internship is that it's temporary. For three months you get great exposure to a field, with absolutely no strings attached. And so why not do something different from what you do day-in-and-day-out at school?
You don't need to do something as extreme as becoming a life guard. But if you're studying electrical engineering, see if you can get a position focusing on computer science. Maybe try out a consulting company. Focus on something that will enrich you -- not because it makes your resume stronger, but because it exposes you to what you typically don't see in class.
If you like it, fantastic. You've found something new that interests you, and if you choose, you can guide yourself towards that field. If you hate it, who cares? In three months it's over. At least you tried something new.
I started to spent some time reading about the Indish culture and econmoy, and figured out that they have a casts system there and that 2/3 of their people are suffering and starving and live in the poorest possible conditions while some of them are quite rich. They also have a strange sense of politics and a strange view of themselves being the only right humans on this globe (we could say national sozialism mentality) e.g. their religion is the best religion, their culture is the pure culture, their knowledge is the right knowledge, their busines is the best busines and so on. It's quite ignorant and disrespectful if it comes to other people, other mentality, respecting other humans on this globe - and yet the IT industry stuffs money up their butt.
It's quite possible that the information you've gathered from your cursory readings has helped you obtain a thorough understanding of Indian culture. As an Indian though, my viewpoint is very different.
The caste system that you addressed no longer exists. It is dead. I am not saying that its effects are no longer present in Indian society, but the caste system is *considered* to be a relic of the past.
I have no idea where the notion of Indians thinking they're "the only right humans on this globe" has come from. When you say we think our religion is the best religion, which one do you refer to: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, etc? When you say we think our culture is the best culture, which one do you refer to? I believe India recognizes 18 languages, and seeing as how a unique language is often indicative of a unique culture, it would suffice to say that India is very diverse culturally. When you say we think our knowledge is the right knowledge, which one do you refer to? I have cousins majoring in medicine, english, economics, etc.
What I'm trying to say is that India is very diverse culturally and academically. Just because we mostly have the same skin color, it doesn't mean that we're all the same. With so much diversity it is impossible for any group to think that they are the "best."