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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]20:40 never replied who got the job...but 10 to 1 its the H A R V A R D  grad.  [/quote]

when I interned at the White House, my supervisor let it slip that they refused to take Ivy students in their office.  They got a lot of attiitude from past interns who felt the work was "beneath them."  She was actually worried that I might be like that, as my school is generally considered to be just a step below the Ivies.  They were pleasantly surprised at how willing I was to do even the most boring of tasks with a smile on my face.

Don't be so sure about who got the job is all I am saying here...[/quote]

really? I wish that was the case....i see ivy grads taking 11-15 dollar/hour jobs at MLB and NBA teams, busting their ass, doing really mundane shit just to break into the league....I would imagine they would treat White House intern-work the same way....i.e. working their tails off because of the connections it'll give in the future? [/quote]

to be fair, I should have added that my internship was 15 years ago.  I do realize times have changed...hopefully the attitudes have changed, as well.

Based on this board, though - not so much.[/quote]

We do the same thing, but we are not the White House. We will not take and Ivy college student for summer internships because they come in and tell us what we are doing wrong and how we can do it better. They mean well but they have no clue how to think critically - they don't understand how important it is to understand the culture of the environment before you can implement change. They also will not really make that many connections here to further their future so I figure it is better to just let them find something else.

Has anybody had a good experience with an Ivy intern?[/quote]

I had the same experience. It's just an unspoken rule. They won't even consider a kid from an Ivy. Too many bad experiences in the past. [/quote]

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