When to apply for next summer's internships?

CarolynB
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:53:40 +0000

I have first-year twins. What is the proper timing for applying for internships for next summer? I just learned of an upperclass student who’s already got her internship lined up. With the end of the semester beginning to loom, the academic load is intensifying. Do students need to do their homework about this now, while the college career development offices are open, despite everything else going on? Or can they wait till winter break when they’ve got some time at home but won’t necessarily have the connections/resources? Or till late January when they return to school to check out the career development offices?