<p>Hi guys! So I’m considering applying for the White House Internship for summer 2013. I have a very extensive resume, but I’ve never worked in an office of an official governmental office holder (governor, DA, etc) even though I’ve been involved in politics in both high school and college. Should I not apply for this internship then? Will I be immediately out since I don’t have this experience, even though I have a ton of public service/volunteer work/leadership in my community?</p>
<p>Just some thoughts. Don’t know if it’s worth the hassle if I don’t have all that.</p>
<p>@eiffyx14 public service background > lack of public office experience. I did not work at a mayor’s or a U.S. senator’s office prior to interning at the White House. I know several interns from my class who did but we all shared a strong career interest in public service. </p>
<p>The WHIP Program is a public service and leadership program. If you as a future applicant can tie in your application your career goals and extensive community & public service background with the ideals of the White House, then you are very well on your way to landing an interview and/or receiving a conditional acceptance letter to intern at the White House. </p>
<p>Has anybody applied for the Spring 2013? I know that with the election coming up, there might be fewer than usual. Just wondering if anyone has applied or heard anything back from the WH. I can’t seem to find anything about people applying.</p>
<p>I have not had any interviews or anything. What about you? I was kind of getting concerned about this since they say we will begin to hear back beginning the week of November 12.</p>
<p>Hang in there! Disregard in your mind any date framework they provide. For summer and spring, I was interviewed within 3 to 5 days of the rolling notification start date, but both times I didn’t hear until a month or so before the start date–once with bad news and once with good. If all you can think about is your WH application, do whatever you can to distract yourself–dive into school work, read for fun, play video games, watch movies, and stay active, but don’t give yourself a lot of downtime to dwell on it. Your email will come when you’re not expecting it.</p>
<p>Hi all! I am a Graphic Design undergrad. My school doesn’t have a political science minor, so at the moment I’m debating a double major. I’ve been looking around the internet, and a lot of the people who applied and got accepted were law school grads, political science majors etc. I know I need to beef up my resume to include some more experience with volunteer work and community programs, and to display leadership qualifications. I’m just wondering if anyone knows if a Graphic Design major even has a shot, maybe for the Office of Digital Strategy or the Communications Department. I am meeting with an advisor at my school later in the week to discuss a double major, and I’m thinking I’m going to apply to the WH internship program maybe for sometime in 2014, once I’ve gotten this double major situation well on the way. Any insights into whether they even consider someone who’s main area of schooling has been in the arts? My hope is to create a career that combines politics and communication via digital mediums. I realize it’s an odd combination, but these two fields encompass my interests and my talents. Any kind of advice or thoughts would be seriously appreciated, as I’m afraid anyone in my area would look at me like I have two heads hahaa</p>
<p>I’m a Graphic Design major and was interviewed earlier today. They asked me a lot of questions regarding Photoshop and image manipulation. Focus on that. So, you have a decent shot.</p>
<p>i was interviewed 2 weeks or so ago, and then got a departmental review notice. hoping they make up their minds sooner or later. good luck everyone :-)</p>
<p>Hey everyone. It’s my first time on the forum, but I thought I’d share my status.</p>
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<p>I applied for the Summer 2012 internship but was rejected. However, I received an email almost three weeks ago from a person - not the general Internship Program - in the EOP asking if I would be interested in an internship for the Spring 2013 class. I accepted their offer and within 24 hours, I had interviewed. Everything went well and they forwarded a prompt that I completed and submitted that afternoon. </p>
<p>Naturally, due to election season, things had to wait but last Thursday, I received notice that I was selected for departmental review and needed to submit a series of documents for verification (I was given two business days, but submitted the following morning).</p>
<p>Last night, I received a generic “Thank you for your patience” email reiterating that their notification timeline started on Monday - observed Veteran’s Day.</p>
<p>As of now, I am waiting for contact and/or notification from the program. </p>
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<p>So that’s my experience so far. I wish you all good luck and for better or worse, keep us updated!</p>
<p>This was my first time applying, and I had two interviews with my first-choice office about a month ago by phone. The day after my second one, I received the Departmental Review and other paperwork, and promptly turned it in.</p>
<p>Got the “keep on waiting!” email Monday as well, so sitting tight but feeling good!</p>
<p>Hey all,
I too got the keep waiting email. I had one phone interview with my top choice office that went very well. From what I understand (from a former WH intern friend of mine), the departmental review notice essentially means you got it, assuming you don’t have anything in your background check that sends up a red flag. Background checks/security clearance processes are REALLY expensive, so they’re not going to waste those. Look forward to (hopefully) getting to meet the rest of you come January!</p>
<p>Cool! That’s what I figured by the language on the form.</p>
<p>I’ve read on here that folks who get accepted aren’t allowed to post it on social media sites, so I think we can all be respectful of the office and ensure that we don’t do that. </p>
<p>But! In the mean time, it would be cool to keep appraised of the progress others are making in the application process. </p>
<p>While we’re waiting for responses, what departments have we Spring 2013 applicants been in contact with? I was contacted by the Office of Digital Strategy.</p>
<p>I interviewed with the Office of the First Lady, and was notified of departmental review about 2 weeks later. I submitted all the forms, and got the standard “rolling admissions” email on Tuesday night. I also got an email asking for clarification on one of the departmental review forms on Wednesday, so they may still be finishing the security process.</p>
<p>I was just accepted to another great internship in DC yesterday, and the deadline for me to accept is Monday at noon. Do any of you guys think it would take longer than that for notification from the WH? I hate this waiting game!</p>
<p>I was interviewed a couple of weeks ago, and I received the “keep on waiting” e-mail. However, I have not received a departmental review form. While I understand that this message board is by no means a representative sample size of applicants and that different departments work on different schedules, does anyone with any experience with the process think that it may mean curtains for this application cycle?</p>