Internship Madness
This semester, I have been focused a lot on internships for next summer. I'm a senior and my last requirement to graduate is an internship or study abroad relating to Latin America. So, I've been scouring the internet and talking to advisers on campus to work out all the details. Some might say I'm crazy for planning so far in the future, but that's just me. So, I found two internships that I really wanted. One is with the Department of State, because my dream is to go into the foreign service. The other was a study abroad with BYU to the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.
First, I applied to the Department of State internship, one for Washington D.C. and another for Brasilia, Brazil. I got two phone interviews early on, which is amazing because all I've heard is that it's super competitive. I got a first alternate for Brasilia in the economics department, which I thought was incredible seeing as I know absolutely nothing about economics. Then I received an email congratulating me about the internship in Washington D.C. Incredible!
However, I still had my heart set on Brazil for the summer. I talked to a professor who provisionally accepted me to the program in Sao Paulo. So, I decided I could try to do both. I'm hoping it will all work out. Still I'm trying to plan every little detail and trying to move money around. Is anyone else planning for summer 2018? If so, what's your plan?
This stuff can be really stressful. I think that you are in a good spot. You win either way. You get a great internship that you like either way. I say go to Brazil. You will get experiences there that you can't get in the US. But that is just my opinion.
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