Internships for Undergrads

TheGFG
Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:10:14 +0000

My high school senior is currently applying for internships and is finding it very difficult to locate anything appropriate–even for years into the future. First of all, in her desired field they are almost all unpaid. She doesn’t mind that in theory, but since she already did unpaid internships for the last 2 summers and expects she will need to do the same for 3 more years, it would be nice if eventually as a college junior she could receive at least a small stipend to cover transportation costs! Secondly, most internships specify the student not only be enrolled in college but be in his/her JUNIOR year of undergraduate education. Many say they’d prefer college seniors or first year master’s students. Third, a lot of jobs are in suburban or rural locations and require the student have his/her own vehicle–not an issue for many, but it would be for her since the cost of just car insurance in our state is astronomical.