Hey there,
One year ago I graduated with a 2.1 in natural sciences from Cambridge. My grades from my bachelors degree wasn't good enough to do a PhD in an area I liked, so I decided to do a masters. This was in computational biology at a respected institute.
During the year, I decided that I wanted to take a year's break between finishing my master's and completing a PhD.
However, I am not sure about the type of work I can realistically expect. I only ended up finishing the master's course with a pass - this was despite getting decent grades throughout the year ( avg 67%), however due to many different circumstances I ended up bombing my final project - which affected my final grade.
I have been looking at research assistant jobs in various labs but I am really not sure if I have any chance of securing a position with my poor final grade and general lack of experience. So my questions to you guys is, would I have any chance at all of securing an RA position? If I can't get an RA position, what would be potentially good jobs for me to do from now until next year's round of PhD applications?
I am really not sure what to do - I don't want to waste my own time sending off applications if I have no chance of getting the job