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[[Category:Guides]]Internships are extremely popular -- [http://www.quintcareers.com/internship_success.html 9 of 10 college students] complete at least one in their careers. However, the process of finding, it is sometimes applying, selecting and participating an internship might be difficult to understand for the first-time applicantaround.
Internships are basically an opportunity to go somewhere and work, generally without compensation (although you can sometimes receive sponsorship from the [http://www.williams.edu/resources/occ/occ_internships.htm OCC] and [http://www.williams.edu/ces/ces/studentopps/funding.htm CES]). HoweverIn its ideal, there are many the monetary gain passed up by doing an internship is offset by other benefits, principally the professional connections you build and the opportunity to try out a career for a limited amount of time without any commitment.
Most internships aim to recruit college students, and thus take place over the summer and, as such, can be longer than a semester of classes (14 weeks vs. 12 weeks).
== Advice ==
* Be wary of emails from OCC - they often forward advertisements without doing a background check. Do some research for hidden costs/disclaimers before thinking about applying.* Apply early, apply often - all you need is one place to say 'yes' and you're good. There are tons of opportunities to apply to, but sometimes the best internships are the ones you make for yourself. * Don't be afraid to ask - everyone loves unpaid help (as long as you don't [http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/tripplehorn.asp abuse the privilege]like this [http://halogen.note.amherst.edu/~astudent/2003-2004/issue01/news/08.html Amherst student]). * If you can't afford to work without pay for a summer, don't let that stop you from seeking an internship at a nonprofit or in entertainment. You can apply for one of the OCC alumni internship grants (check out [[Fellowships and other cool opportunities]]). While you're there, check out the write-ups by students of their internship for persuasion or dissuasion. == Education == Many private boarding schools in New England have summer schools, and take on teaching interns for the summer to teach a wide range of subjects, coach a variety of sports, and live in the dorm with students. Some examples: * [http://306.exeter.edu/summer/teaching/index.htm Phillips Exeter Academy]** Hyejin Rho '07 was an intern in summer 2006* [http://www.andover.edu/summersession/home.htm Phillips Academy Andover]* [http://www.nmhschool.org/summer/index.php Northfield Mount Hermon School]** [[Diana Davis]] '07, Bryan Dragon '06, [[Neal Holtschulte]] '06, Ren Wei '07, and John Wisbey '06 were interns in summer 2006* [http://asp.sps.edu/why/summer/default.asp?show=5&bhcp=1 St.Paul's School]* [http://www.taftschool.org/summer/ Taft School]* [http://www.choate.edu/summerprograms/index.asp Choate Rosemary Hall]* [http://www.hotchkiss.org/Summer/ Hotchkiss School]* [http://www.missporters.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=51155 Miss Porter's School]
== Journalism ==
=== Newspapers ===
== International Relations ==
=== [http://careers.state.gov/student/programs/student_internships.html U.S. State Department] ===
Many American embassies and consulates around the world welcome (unpaid) interns every summer. Though jobs vary widely by post, interns often find themselves on the forefront of American diplomacy. From the tiny, 6-person embassy in [http://bandar.usembassy.gov Brunei] to America's largest embassy, [http://cairo.usembassy.gov/ Cairo], spending the summer abroad can be a rewarding, eye-opening and enriching experience for upperclass students and graduating seniors.
=== [http://www.csis.org/about/jobs_interns/ Center for Strategic and International Studies] ===
=== [http://www.coha.org/about_internships.php Council on Hemispheric Affairs] ===
A tiny think tank in Washington run that does Latin American policy (see the [http://www.coha.org main page ] for a good sampling). A great opportunity to jump in and get involved with the day-to-day world of policy analysis.
* Pros: The entire staff is exactly one person, so the interns run the place, writing all the articles, attending all of the conferences, editing and publishing a magazine. It's pretty easy to get an internship - [[Alan Cordova]] got one having only taken Intro to IR.
* Cons: That [http://www.coha.org/ourdirector.htm one person] is quite a personality, and if you don't like his politics (somewhere in between Chavez and Castro), it is sometimes difficult to get things distributed (he approves all articles). Also, COHA is not exactly the go-to place for Washington power brokers, though if you were at those places, your work would be much less interesting.
=== [[Mexico City Internship Program]] ===
== Scams [[Winter Study]] Internships ==
=== [http://www.uofdreams.com University of Dreams] ===
Nice title, flashy web site, good marketing pitch, sounds like a winner, right? Wrong. For $6000 (yes, [http://www.studyabroadlinks.com/search/Detailed/7066.html six thousand dollars$6000 - $9000]) you get a "guaranteed internship." in NYC, Chicago , LA, or LALondon. You know a program is bad when Suspicious that they don't list the cost anywhere on their own web site... === [http://www.dcinternships.org DC Internships] === Don't let the .org fool you. While it's not a complete scam - you do attend Georgetown University classes for much of the time - it does charge for things (namely, internship placements) that shouldn't cost anything. === [http://www.washingtoninternship.com Washington Internship Program] === [http://www.washingtoninternship.com/costsA.html Costly] - again, you're getting something you don't have to pay for. === [http://www.globalservicecorps.org Global Service Corps] ===Same deal, just on an international basis: you have to [http://www.globalservicecorps.org/d/TH_schedFees.html cough] [http://www.globalservicecorps.org/d/TZSchedFees.html up] $2,175 for 2 weeks, $2,665 for 4, $3,155 for 6 or $3,890 for 9. == Locations ===== Washington, DC ===Can be [http://www.alternet.org/wiretap/16341/ heaven or hell], depending on your ability to handle politics 24x7. While it can be intimidating (and the humidity oppressive), you can't beat playing frisbee on the National Mall or being able to stroll past the White House on your way to work.