{"id":215800,"date":"2020-11-19T17:01:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T01:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-581638-2158332.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=215800"},"modified":"2024-02-07T02:36:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T10:36:08","slug":"are-summer-internships-helpful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flexcollegeprep.com\/are-summer-internships-helpful\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Summer Internships Helpful?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s time to start talking about summer plans.<\/h4>\n

Every year, forward-thinking families begin to make plans for their student’s summer schedules many months in advance. This is essential to meeting deadlines for competitive programs, camps, and internships. With college admission requirements trending away from test scores and toward demonstrating character, it is more important than ever for families to think strategically about their student’s summer plans.<\/p>\n

One major summer activity that parents should be considering are summer internships. The right summer internship can be a crowning achievement on a student\u2019s resume, particularly because during the summer months, students have more hours to devote to a capstone project. However, not all internships are created equal. First, students should understand that there are various types of internships.<\/p>\n

Passion internships:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

These summer work internships help students explore possible careers and\/or work in an area of interest. However, these internships often do not allow students much in the way of responsibilities other than job-shadowing. While a nice addition to any resume, this vocational style of training does not have significant value from a college admissions standpoint because admissions officers understand that these types of experiences are generally shallow and require a low-level of commitment from the intern.<\/p>\n

Summer volunteering internships:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Experiences such as the classic candy-striping (volunteering at a hospital) are useful in demonstrating a student\u2019s character and civic-mindedness. However, such internships should not in any way be confused with an academic internship. To return to the earlier example, candy-striping, while it takes place in a hospital, will not expose students to the medical or research considerations that might be resume-boosters for the pre-med applicant.<\/p>\n

Summer research internships:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

These internships are the most academic. However, research internships also come in different shapes and sizes, and the type of research internship will determine its admissions value.<\/p>\n