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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did these kids have internships?  I graduated the class the spring after 9/11 and everyone I knew got jobs because they already had internship experience.  If you just messed around every summer, no you are not going to get a job easily after graduation.[/quote]

Good point but please remember that not everyone can afford to do an internship. Internships are often unpaid & some students have to earn money for their college expenses during the summer. Plus, even if the internships are paid, they are often located someplace that would require the students to spend a good deal of money on rent over the summer.[/quote]

Your second point (rent) is accurate. Not sure about the pay point. My DCs internship paid more than his previous summer jobs. Some of his friends had internships where the pay was based on an $80k salary equivalent. One friend had a high paying internship in Silicon Valley that also provided housing. And these are kids at a state flagship university not fancy Ivies. [/quote]

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