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Anonymous wrote:My junior is doing an unpaid internship at a startup that a relative got for him. We are fine with it due to the experiences he will get and we can afford.

Crazy. My kid got an internship at a startup and made a ton of money, as typically they are flush with money.

my kid got an internship at a startup, too. Not crazy money, but it was decent. But, it's tech. DC said when they were interviewing for an internship that the interviewer said, "Don't ever take an internship that doesn't pay you." But, again, tech.

Anonymous wrote:Why do these still exist for college students? I thought non paid internships were illegal.

I did an unpaid internship but was able to talk to my adviser at college and create a nontraditional study credit. So no pay, but I did get course credit

PS — Working for no pay still sucks

Anonymous wrote:Why do these still exist for college students? I thought non paid internships were illegal.

They exist because there are 100,000 students who will take them and the companies can give them

Child had an internship at a think tank, he wasn't paid but did get a housing allowance - no college credit.