Internships for undergrads?

am0003
Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:19:45 +0000

Hi everyone, I recently went down to visit Tulane since I was admitted and it seems to have many things that interest me (my major is cell/molecular biology and linguistics, and i’m interested in all things science, travel, and community service). However, I was very surprised when I saw the city itself; it didn’t really seem like much was “happening” there and there didn’t seem to be many companies or other places that would provide internships or jobs to undergrads. Furthermore, the location of Tulane itself was very removed from the city and I got the feeling that all the research opportunities and jobs are found through the school. I’m just curious to know how available these internships are and if there is truly a wide array of them as everyone says. Ideally, I would love to do some research in the science fields, possibly do something small in writing/journalism, anything travel, community service, teaching, or foreign language related. If anyone could provide some insight on what that scene looks like at Tulane that would be so helpful. Other than Tulane, I’m looking at pitt just because its a larger city.