DD is now on her 5th (!!) internship. All unpaid. At the freshman/sophomore level, a lot of internships seem to be “make work” and not all that educational. She is now a senior and is getting more “meaningful” internships, which I call “we get worker for free” positions. At your academic level, for the time you put in, the best return is to get as much knowledge out as possible. That may mean going above and beyond in a course. An internship at this level is more likely to be make-work and thus not all that educational. Once you are at the Junior/senior level, at least you have the possibility of putting your coursework to use in an internship.