• It's work and it's not mindless and you might not get paid.
• If you screw up and say don't show up for your internship, there goes possibly your best reference for a job after college.
• You might find out that what you thought you wanted to do isn't what you thought – now what.

And Why Internships ROCK YOUR WHIRLYBIRD …

• Finally you get to do something that is not mindless and directly relates to life after college.
• You can do a good job and it can actually gets you somewhere instead of just studying and hoping that gets you somewhere.
• You get to meet people who have had a REAL professional career and ask them questions and they might even help you get your first job.
• It looks amazing on your resume – oh and you have something to put on your resume.
• You still have time to reinvent your career goals if you realize working in your dream job isn't so dreamy.

Wendy's thoughts. Wendy Rose, Career Center Liaison to the College of Liberal Arts