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<p>Maybe I’m just really out of things, but 20-40K over the summer sounds like a really top of the line internship, certainly not the norm or something that’s easily done. 20K working full time over three months is about $42/hour which seems like a lot to pay a sophomore college intern. I tried looking up what rates for interns and I found an article that lists some of the companies with the highest paid interns. The #1 internship on their list was $6536/month, which would make just under 20K for three months, and that’s the highest one on their list. $8/hour is rather low though.</p>
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<p>I could just be completely oblivious but I don’t know if it’s realistic to expect to make 20-40K over the summer at an internship, even for a CE/CS major.</p>
<p>OP – In terms of just what’s the better opportunity, working at the robotics lab seems like a better opportunity, unless this job is really wants to do, is related to her future career, or would give her good contacts for the area that she plans to find a job in after college. It doesn’t really sounds like a good enough opportunity to trump the robotics lab, although I would highly recommend that she keep looking and applying to see what’s out there.</p>
<p>But if it’s about wanting her home for the summer, only you and your family can decide what’s a good enough opportunity to stay away from home for and keep paying rent in LA. In the long run, it probably won’t make or break her either way, so it’s really up to you guys.</p>