<p>Kathiep,</p>
<p>I just honestly thought you thought I’d missed the fact that the OP had done 2 internships, that’s all.</p>
<p>But again, I don’t get why it’s more advisable for her to stay in college for a 4th year taking courses–presumably at a cost of $40,000+ at GW --to see if they might help figure things out than it would be to graduate in 3 years and spend the following year doing an internship. I don’t think taking a few courses in broadcast journalism to see if she really likes it is necessary and I don’t think it is going to be enough to get her a job in that field, if that’s what she wants. I do think, based on the experience of the kids I know, that an internship might. </p>
<p>We just disagree–that’s fine. Your previous post didn’t say you thought that it was a mistake to take an internship after graduating. I thought you were just saying that since she’d already done 2 internships another wasn’t going to help. </p>
<p>Broadcast journalism is a VERY popular career and she will be competing in the job market with many others. I don’t think a few more courses is going to land her the kind of job she wants. I could be wrong about that. Maybe it will. </p>
<p>Again, if it were my kid and I could afford to help, if (s)he said to me, I have two options : (1) I can graduate in 3 years. I’d like to spend the following year doing an internship, but it won’t pay enough for me to pay my bills, so I would very much appreciate it if you would help me financially during that year or (2) I can delay my college graduation a year and take more courses to see if I can figure out what I might like to do and that will cost you $40,000+, I don’t think choice #2 is the obvious winner. </p>
<p>We just have different opinions–which is what this board is about.</p>
<p>Oh, and while I think a year in Oxford would be great fun, there is usually no financial aid for Americans seeking second BAs. Given the current state of the $, I suspect a year at Oxford would cost considerably more than a year at GW.</p>