Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
Don’t go it alone! Please get in touch with Counseling Services (bit.ly/BC-counseling), The Connors Family Learning Center (bit.ly/BC-connors), Campus Ministry (bit.ly/bc-campus-ministry) and/or your advisor, depending on what’s overwhelming you.
Yes. Some people feel the pressure of others’ expectations (or their own), some have financial pressure. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
Are you sure they’re sure? They might not be so sure. That said, “fake it ’til you make it” actually does work a surprising amount of the time.
You can find the major requirements on this page: bit.ly/bc-neuroscience. It looks challenging: a mix of psychology, biology, statistics, computer science, and a research practicum, but I’m sure you’re up to the challenge. If your question is more about interest, perhaps pick up a book such as Adolphs & Anderson, The neuroscience of emotion: a new synthesis (ebook: bit.ly/neuroscience-emotion). If you can’t put it down, you’ve picked the right major.
Aside from persistence & reviewing all the employment links (bit.ly/bc-student-jobs), I’m sorry to say I don’t have many bright ideas. Ask all of your professors if they need a research assistant? (That usually takes time, though, even if they do: they’d need to go through a process of getting budget approval.)
Be polite when you ask. Give them plenty of time (at least a couple of weeks if at all possible). Write up a reminder for them of the work you’ve done together. Include the description of what the person or group is looking for in a candidate. Make it as easy as possible for them to do you the favor. (And don’t be totally surprised if they ask you to write a draft of the letter you want, that’s common).
The Career Center will reserve rooms for students as long as there is space available. Email career.center@bc.edu or call (617) 552-4769. And best of luck!!!
Good luck! I’ll let the other walls know to keep an eye out for you.
Adulting involves some seriously hard stuff. But shying away from the adult role doesn’t lead to as fulfilling a life as tackling it and learning that you are strong enough to succeed (with failure/learning along the way.) It’s normal to be apprehensive, but I have faith that you can meet the challenge. Help from YouTube: bit.ly/AdultingHelp
This 2016 BC survey (bit.ly/BCSalaries) provides median salaries by school and by industry group (not major). Is it surprising the highest is CSOM? Nope, didn’t surprise me, either. Non-BC info on salary by major can be found in this report: bit.ly/Salarybymajor.
Will I be happy?
Will I be rich?
The future’s not ours to see; que será, será.
Isabelle Stone (’18) was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. (bit.ly/bc-rhodes-issa) Congrats, Issa! What an achievement! It’s the first Rhodes awarded a BC student since 2003. At Oxford University she’ll be studying how to put her economics data knowledge to work to design public policy to help advocate for marginalized people.
(I know, I’m responding to something that wasn’t a question, but I just couldn’t help myself. I was bursting with the news!)
Dad is a load-bearing interior wall of a formal DR in a prewar classic 6 on the UES, and Mom is a long-suffering but strong sea wall on the North Shore. As the youngest wallpuppy of 3, I took my time and I hung around a number of places before being invited to take the position of Answer Wall at O’Neill Library in early 2017. I’m single now; I briefly had a connection with a lovely partition once, but you know how they like to move on….
Undergraduate GPA is not the only consideration for graduate school admissions. Generally speaking, if you have a lower than average GPA (for the school you’re interested in), you will have to distinguish yourself through “soft factors” such as life/professional experience. You may consider working for a few years to distance yourself from your undergraduate GPA and build up professional experience to bring to your desired program. I believe in you!
Yes! Kind of. You can major in psychology or neuroscience (depending on your planned graduation year) and focus your studies on sleep science. Or you could major in nursing for a much more practical application of sleep.
Boston College is a very good school, so you’ll at least have that as part of your overall profile. However, things like GPA, GRE, personal statement, and other “soft” factors are going to weigh much more heavily than the fact that you went to BC. Admissions requirements will vary between schools so you should determine what schools you’re interested in and get a feel for your chances of getting in. The Grad Cafe (thegradcafe.com) can provide you with some useful admissions data. Talk to your BC Econ professors, too, and don’t forget the BC Career Center: bit.ly/BC-career
That would be sad, if it’s what your heart is set upon. On the other hand, having a math background will stand you in good stead in anything else you pursue. I recommend the MAA Career Resources Center (bit.ly/MathishCareers) and this site from UC/Irvine (bit.ly/MoreMathCareers). We also have 101 careers in mathematics (O’Neill Stacks QA10.5 .A15 2014). And consider a consultation with the BC Career Center (bit.ly/BC-career). Best of luck!
Walls have many choices when it comes to careers. We can separate areas; protect people and things from the elements (in a team with roofs and floors); we can go into marketing and provide space for posters and fliers to promote events; and some walls have a sacred duty to stand as memorials. When I started answering questions here, I could tell I had found my passion; it just felt right.
Do it! I wish you success beyond your wildest dreams. The important question your business plan needs to answer: how big is the market for single reversible socks? Another solution, though radical, would be to allow feet to go naked.
Thank you for submitting your application. Library staff are currently reviewing the 63 applications that we have received so far and will be contacting the students whose skills and availability are a match, shortly. Don’t give up hope!
