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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand the appeal (fun city, great weather from Oct-Apr…you avoid the summer muck, etc), but while most people have heard of Tulane I don’t think it has a huge national reach.

Kids I know from the DMV struggled to get internships in the DMV.  Both finally stayed in Houston and NO for an internship.

I think any kid going to Tulane should plan to live in that region of the country to start their career.  That should be fine for most kids…it should be part of the reason for attending.[/quote]

Not our experience. DD got a summer internship in the DMV last year with a Fortune 100 company. Granted she submitted a fair amount of applications, and experienced rejections, but that's how competitive summer internships work.

She got it with no connections - just going through the regular channels and getting through the HireVue. She did do a lot of prep for her interviews, both through the career center and on her own, so that likely helped.  
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Are you claiming it would have been no different if interviewing with Houston, NO or companies in that region in general?

Sounds like your kid went through a ton of work to get 1 internship…and yes Fortune 100 companies are taking from 100+ universities.

Just trying to understand if you agree or disagree your kid would have had more options (Fortune 100, startups, boutique firms, etc) if stayed in that area.[/quote]

Well, your post was about  Tulane students struggling to get an internship in the DMV. My point is that DD got one in the DMV, and it was a good one. But my point also is that for any competitive internship, no matter what school the kid is from, they need to prep and even then it's tough because of the number of applicants.

Would DD have had even better chances if she applied for internships in Texas or whatever? No clue. We're from the DMV so Texas wasn't on her radar. Also the types of internships she was aiming for are in the NYC/DC areas.

Look, I get it that the kid you know struggled to get an internship. I think the bottom line is that it's more competitive  (i.e., harder) for any student (not just Tulane) to get an internship in the very popular DMV area with a "name" company or organization. [/quote]

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