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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh. My DC is having no luck landing an internship. He is going to keep at it for sure and is doing networking, career services, sending out apps. etc. Has had a few interviews but hasn't landed anything.  If your DC did not have an internship after sophomore year, what did they do? Just retail/restaurant? I think he is screwed without an internship this summer b/c how will he get one next year when it is even more important to have experience?

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Real students from DC's ivy as well as best high school friend's private T10 and the other friend at a WAS lac:
summer after sophomore:
three industry internships in stem, two school-paid abroad summer research programs, one DA internship, one government research internship non-stem, one government research internships in stem, an"reu" university research internship at other institutions, multiple had paid positions (research, non-research) at the home institutions. Not all positions were for 10+ weeks, but not a single one spent sophomore summer doing typical jobs (pool, camp, waiting tables). Most of them did have those "typical" jobs after freshman year, though a couple had research positions through their school/med center. One of DC's friend's younger siblings is a freshman at the same ivy and has a paid summer research spot with a prof in economics/data already.

These same students have been applying to many different varieties of the above for junior year summer '26. Some already secured positions for this summer, others were finalizing applications over break.
Bottom line it is not too late for applications to some; they also need to network with professors and secure a job that way. 
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