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[–]PopeJohnPaulIIISF 2011 / CSH 4 points5 points ago

Don't feel too special, from what I've found most co-ops are this way.

A co-op is what you make it. You can waste 3-6 months and still get a stellar review or you can buckle down and learn/improve some shit in that 'downtime'.

[–]DICKS_GALOREIn Lab -5 points-4 points ago

This is so the RIT experience, do almost nothing and get rewarded for it. Because the expectations are so low for RIT students, putting forth any effort is seen as extraordinary.

I applaud this man on his realization, he has finally learned what RIT is all about.

[–]bts2637 4 points5 points ago

RIT is what you make of it. If you choose to get nothing out of it then well... Good luck after you graduate. Hopefully you are a freshman or sophmore and have time to change your attitude towards the school and use what's available to you. Otherwise, I have no idea why you would spend the money to come here only to think it places such low standards on its students.

Yes, sometimes you see people being rewarded for doing almost nothing. So what, they are not you. I know people who do almost nothing (bordeline cheating if you ask me) and have incredibly good GPA's in very hard majors. That's what they want out of the school, not what I want. Good employers can tell the difference. If an employer just hires someone for their GPA then they are setting the standards quite low. Point being, an attitude that expects to be handheld through coursework will not get you through life when applied after RIT than a proactive, self-initiative attitude. Just my $0.02.

[–]bts2637 8 points9 points ago

Why don't you ask if anything needs to be done. If not, find something related to your work to learn/experiment. I worked for an RIT Research Lab and when I couldn't make any progress or was stuck I'd use the time to learn more about the research area of the laboratory. I was being paid to be there, might as well. I don't know you, and take this lightly as it's constructive criticism, but please show some self-initiative. It will help you succeed after college when no one is directing you every step of the way.

[–]drowfacemax fischer 5 points6 points ago

haters gonna make some good points.

[–]deathwish644ANSA 2013 1 point2 points ago

You win. This is one of my favorite gifs online. Putting the song with it makes it even more priceless.

[–]spartan246[S] 0 points1 point ago

Sadly I am not the owner of this GIFSound

[–]growaround 0 points1 point ago

I can't say I ever had/have that problem...

[–]tedward27Physics -5 points-4 points ago

Wait, so you're on Co-op, but you do research? Do you do this full-time and take no classes? I'm slightly confused. I didn't know you could co-op AT an RIT lab.

[–]GoatmancerComputer Science '14 2 points3 points ago

You can do a co-op essentially anywhere, so long as they meet the department's guidelines on what constitute a 'co-op', though even those are somewhat loose depending on which department is actually deciding. Generally, anywhere where you're doing an actual job related to your major for 3+ months counts. An obvious place to do a co-op is on campus where work needs to be done. Some do research. Others do webdev. Some (me included) fiddle around with databases.

Generally while on Co-op, you don't take classes, but some departments will allow part-time courses, though generally they're either online or night classes.