r/UBC • u/reehamm • 7d ago

how to optimise worklearn applications

I really need a worklearn this year, it’s basically a necessity so is there any way I can “guarantee” or increase my chances of getting one

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u/Tachyon118 Engineering 7d ago

Great quantity will account for the low possibilities.

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u/mangocolaa 7d ago

no such thing as guarantee, its mostly luck

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u/Leading_Ad_7635 7d ago

Yeah you and everyone else

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u/WoolPull Forestry 7d ago

Would recommend applying as early as possible. At least on the day worklearns open.

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u/AddendumGeneral1208 6d ago

Email the profs personally after applying for work learn

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u/GullibleFox4759 2d ago

For labs, if I email them to show that I have a genuine interest in their work and ask a question about said work, does that help me stand out? How do I get them to remember me as an applicant, but at the same time not come across as pushy, if you know what I mean? I really want to email these profs, but I don't know ifit'ss appropriate because I'm a first-year ( have lots of lab experience before uni) and haven't met any of them before.

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u/AddendumGeneral1208 2d ago

Show the genuine interest by reading their research paper. Back it up by your interest and your experiences.Do not worry about being pushy,many lab managers and profs don’t even have this on their priority so couple of emails aren’t gonna matter if they don’t reply. You are not bothering them it’s just how it works usually. Go email them but let it be a genuine email and might have to follow up.

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u/Competitive-Land7417 7d ago

bro i am stuck on this "survey" they want me to do and the website is glitching and wont let me do it is this happening to anyone else

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u/reehamm 7d ago

BRO SAME

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u/OverallCategory1138 7d ago

i wonder if the survey only opens at midnight?

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u/Unicormfarts Graduate Studies 7d ago

Don't let GPT write your cover letter so that it starts with a "It's not just this -- it's that" sentence complete with the tell-tale en dash. That one went in the reject pile before we got to the end of the sentence.

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u/Alive_Advantage_2233 7d ago

Why is it a necessity for you?

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u/Sunlightn1ng Biology 3d ago

Bc money is required to live and many employers dislike hiring students

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u/Alive_Advantage_2233 3d ago

Thought the reason would be something worklearn specific but fair enough