Interning for Credit

Instead of taking a fifth class this semester I choose to intern.  Twice a week I head downtown to intern for the day.  I have interned before during the semester, a unique option only available to colleges in or near cities.  Having the opportunity to intern for credit during a semester, just as if the internship was another class, is rare among most college kids.

At some universities students have the option of taking a semester (where they might have studied abroad) and interning in New York, at Fordham, we just have to take the 17 minute metro north ride, or the 30 minute ram van, or the 45 minute subway ride and we are in the heart of Manhattan.

This semester I am interning at Bonnier Corporation for Working Mother Magazine.  The opportunity has allowed me to experience editorial meetings, their online magazine, their research toward company rankings and the general atmosphere of a magazine.

I am grateful that I have the chance to work internships during the school year, especially because most internships are unpaid.  Therefore, during the summer I can work a more relaxed, paying job (like camp counseling).

Also, Fordham offers endless resources for students to obtain internships. Career services offers an online job posting site, a mentoring program, resume building workshops, mock interview sessions and much more.

Another benefit Fordham provides is that if the internship is for credit, each student receives an adviser who will offer assistance and check in on the progression of the internship. Also, after the student picks an adviser and receives the credit on their transcript, Fordham will provide free ram van passes (the ram van brings students back and forth between Rose Hill and Lincoln Center). 

Interning offers great learning experiences that not only help students prepare for post-college life, but also offers the opportunity to supplement their academics. Interning during the school year is possible because of Fordham’s proximity to Manhattan and  Fordham’s administrations’ accommodations to their interning students.