Internship Opportunity at Georgetown

somewhere2022
Thu, 02 Apr 2020 01:13:37 +0000

Yes, if you want to go into politics Georgetown will open up so many doors. I’ve known plenty of people who get internships as soon as the spring of their freshman year, and it’s not uncommon to see people do multiple internships during the semester before they graduate, let alone over the summer. Georgetown probably gives you an advantage in two ways in securing gov/politics internships compared to other top colleges:

-Location, obviously. Even if you would come from somewhere else to do a semester or summer in DC, many employers will have somewhat of a bias towards hiring people who are already in the area. It makes interviewing, etc easier. In addition, it can be much easier to get internships during the year as compared to over the summer, and Georgetown gives you more chances to do that as compared to one semester in DC. Even if you do a summer internship, there are advantages. There are part-time jobs on campus that will provide free summer housing and work around internship schedules, or you can sublease in an off-campus house, and a good number of Georgetown people stick around in DC for the summers.

-Network and opportunities. Georgetown has a strong alumni network in all areas of government and politics, as you’d expect, which can help get your foot in the door. Also, a number of professors at Georgetown might teach a night class and hold day jobs at a think tank or organization in DC (one of my current profs works at the IMF), and GU Politics is also another great resource with lots of career-oriented programming.

So, yeah, if you want to do politics Georgetown is a pretty great place to be. But also keep in mind that college is about more than just internships and the job you get afterwards, so keep academics and campus life in mind as you make your choice as well.

-(I’m a current student)