I just have a question (internships)

idontjoke
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:22:02 +0000

I am mostly inexperienced in the world of IB and Wall Street and all the other acronyms that people throw around on this forum; but from the perfunctory knowledge I have, it seems exciting and interesting, so I’ll probably end up pursuing a job in the area.

Anyway, I will be a freshman at Wharton next year which will hopefully help me in my pursuits of such a job. My question is about summer internships: I know it’s not expected that you land some crazy internship in the summer after freshman year (or is it…?), but I’m pretty sure that employers like to see that you did something with your summers. What do people in that position typically do?

I say this because basically I don’t want to go from school to an internship not in my home city and then back to school in the fall—not really being able to go home, visit family/friends etc. This might be an unfounded worry as I might not even get an internship. But anyway can someone offer insight into my convoluted question(s)? Thanks.