I think I learned a lot while I was there, and I think the other summer research fellows whose views I have a sense of felt the same
+1. I’d say that applying for and participating in their fellowship was probably the best career decision I’ve made so far. Maybe 60-70% of this was due to the benefits of entering a network of people whose altruistic efforts I greatly respect, the rest was the direct value of the fellowship itself. (I haven’t thought a lot about this point, but on a gut level it seems like the right breakdown.)
Thanks for both comments here. Personal anecdotes are really valuable, and I assume would be useful to later people trying to get some idea of the value from CLR.
Sadly, I imagine there’s a significant bias for positive comments (I assume that people with negative experiences would be cautious of offending anyone), but positive comments still have signal.
Sadly, I imagine there’s a significant bias for positive comments (I assume that people with negative experiences would be cautious of offending anyone), but positive comments still have signal.
Yeah, I think that this is true and that it’s good that you noted it.
Though that brings to mind another data point, which is that several people who did the summer research fellowship at the same time as me are now still working at CLR. I also think that there might be a bias against the people who still work at an org commenting, since they wouldn’t want to look defensive or like they’re just saying it to make their employer happy, or something. But overall I do think there’s more bias towards positive comments.
(And there are also other people I haven’t stayed in touch with and who aren’t working there anymore, who for all I know could perhaps have had worse experiences.)
+1. I’d say that applying for and participating in their fellowship was probably the best career decision I’ve made so far. Maybe 60-70% of this was due to the benefits of entering a network of people whose altruistic efforts I greatly respect, the rest was the direct value of the fellowship itself. (I haven’t thought a lot about this point, but on a gut level it seems like the right breakdown.)
Thanks for both comments here. Personal anecdotes are really valuable, and I assume would be useful to later people trying to get some idea of the value from CLR.
Sadly, I imagine there’s a significant bias for positive comments (I assume that people with negative experiences would be cautious of offending anyone), but positive comments still have signal.
Yeah, I think that this is true and that it’s good that you noted it.
Though that brings to mind another data point, which is that several people who did the summer research fellowship at the same time as me are now still working at CLR. I also think that there might be a bias against the people who still work at an org commenting, since they wouldn’t want to look defensive or like they’re just saying it to make their employer happy, or something. But overall I do think there’s more bias towards positive comments.
(And there are also other people I haven’t stayed in touch with and who aren’t working there anymore, who for all I know could perhaps have had worse experiences.)