<p>To follow up on S&P, even with the structure of the Picker Program, the student is expected to develop the actual internship on her own. The program provides some points of departure and if you <em>really</em> can’t nail one down they will step in but part of the learning process is negotiating with organizations and offices. </p>
<p>My D is interning this Summer/Fall and along the way got some really good advice from some sources and some really bad advice from others. </p>
<p>Stacy, I appreciate the advantages you cite about not having standardized housing but when neither roommate is in a position to visit beforehand and the search and negotiation are going on sight-unseen vis cell phone & FAX, that’s a situation that far exceeds the normal “real life” situations. The 5-6 month period is also a bit awkward though if there’s one place in the country where it’s relatively easy to do that, it’s D.C., since there are lots of transient employees and students.</p>