How has this experience (the internship) made you consider your college path that will ultimately lead to your career?As I mentioned in a previous blog post, simply being on a college campus and living in a college town for three and a half weeks did a number on my initial college plans. I'm still weary of a potential mid-college crisis, so I'm going to try to keep my career options open (and vague), but I have come to a few general conclusions. I've come to realize that, while the academics of any particular college are still certainly the most important things to consider, details like campus culture and building architecture have impact that should not be underestimated. I've reaffirmed my distaste for greek life, but have grown (at least a little) more enthusiastic about sports events. Perhaps most importantly in the short term, I've discovered a couple new colleges to add to my applications list that I had glossed over in previous college projects. Consider what you have observed and learned about your mentor or other employees at your site, and reflect on your own academic & professional preparation.The major commonality I've noticed between everyone I've met during my internship is how hard working they are. Whether they're a student studying for the Bar exam, or a professor working on a research project, everyone works long hours, seems genuinely enthusiastic about what they do, and if they ever get tired they don't show it. I'd like to think that I share at least some of these qualities, but knowing I don't gives me something to strive for.
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Above is a video of what web scraping actually looks like once you hit 'run'.
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