Seconding High Point, which afaik does the most ‘hand-holding’ of students linked with a very strong focus on post-college placement.
Also a +1 to @Mwfan1921 & @tsbna44’s comment about the onus being on the student.
Note that the quality of early advising can make a big difference, particularly for students who are uncertain about majors. Some colleges provide advisors specifically for ‘undecided’ students (a good advisor can help the student to id good classes for ‘taste-testing’ different majors while fulfilling gen eds, etc). Resources such as the career center can help with getting summer internships and jobs- but as everyone else says, the student has to lead the charge. Students who start engaging early in their college career know what the career center can (and can’t do) come graduation time.
re: GW- imo they are the ne plus ultra in terms of IR/PS type internships, partly because of proximity, and partly b/c the school will work with students to help them build schedules that work around in-term internships…
BUT
it takes meaningful, sustained hustle from the student. It takes a student who will apply to many internships & not give up. It takes a student who will find the registrars office and make friends there. It is as ‘outcome oriented’ as High Point but at the opposite end in terms of hand-holding!
So the question is: what sort of support will best suit your student? Does your student need an advisor who will message her to see if she has signed up for things (High Point), a school where internships are built into the curriculum (NEU, ConnCollege), or a school where all the resources are there and the department/school will send out semi-regular info on available opportunities (most schools), or one that has great resources for the pro-active student (GW)?