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Meeting my expectations

December 2018-February 2019:
In the first three months, I have been working I have really enjoyed my experience. I do often feel confused and overwhelmed by certain topics or concepts that need to be discussed, but I am able to do research on them and get caught up to speed. In this first sixth of my internship, I have experienced all three of my learning objectives: integrating technology into biology and molecular research, analyzing molecular biological data and using information technology to communicate complex biological ideas. I feel very confident that this is what I would like to do for a career and I am looking forward to doing more work and learning more about genetics and cancer research.

March 2019-May 2019:
For the second three months of my internship I have found it slightly hard to concentrate on my assignment. It is very long term and the papers I must read are a little confusing to me. I have worked past this obstacle by finding explanations online about the topic or asking a question. This has helped me a lot and broadened my knowledge of the area. In the second sixth of my internship, I have experienced all three of my learning objectives: integrating technology into biology and molecular research, analyzing molecular biological data and using information technology to communicate complex biological ideas. I have started doing more college searches and one of the most important things for my school is the possibility to do research like this.

June 2019-August 2019:
For the third three months of my internship, I have been working in the lab. I have enjoyed this part the most compared to the previous updates. I enjoy the hands-on aspect of the job and I feel like I am absorbing more information. In the third-sixth of my internship, I have experienced all three of my learning objectives: integrating technology into biology and molecular research, analyzing molecular biological data and using information technology to communicate complex biological ideas. I have been preparing my college essays and narrowing down my school list. I am really enjoying the work environment here and hope that where ever I end up will mimic this.

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About Me

 Hello, My name is Elyse Schechter. I go to Apex High School (roll cougs) where I am a part of the Academy of Information Technology (AOIT) program. In this program, I learned very important soft skills such as interviewing, communicating, and presenting along with hard skills such as computer coding. In this program, I have become a much more confident public speaker and also became Microsoft Word and PowerPoint 2016 certified. I have been exposed to 4 different coding languages (visual basic, C#, SAS, and java) and given the opportunity to participate in an internship at a place of my choice. I interned at the Duke Cancer Institute, which is why this blog was started. Part of my assignments for this internship was to write updates for every 5-10 hours of work and write about what I enjoyed about the workplace. 

The Experience

As I have started hearing back from colleges and thinking more about where I would like to go for my future, I have thought a lot about my internship. I had an incredible time working with the people I did. They were all smart, passionate, creative, and extremely driven people that I want to be like. Working hands-on in a lab was something I looked forward to doing every single day. I believe that I have found the thing I was meant to do and it is very exciting. I am so thankful for this internship for allowing me to discover that and for AOIT for giving me the opportunity to push myself and to be in this situation.