<p>Hi all, I transferred to AA in January and finished my semester with a 3.6 GPA. Because I'm intending to get my Bachelor's degree in 3 years, I'm staying here for 16 credits right now and kind of working for the Daily (wrote like 2 articles lol).</p>
<p>What bothers me is the lack of an internship experience on my resume. While I can graduate next May, I wonder if it'll hurt to start my first internship only after graduation. And although I had work experience in my previous college as well, I'm not sure if it'd impress the employers enough. What would you suggest that I do?</p>
<p>A lot companies that have structured internships have a condition that you can apply only if you plan on returning to school the following Fall.</p>
<p>Thanks. Interesting find that I didn’t know of. I saw a few with open arms to recent graduates.</p>
<p>^ there are plenty of those as well. just keep looking, tap into career center services, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks, Infinit and feathr. I talked to a classmate the other day and he said that finishing a Bachelor’s in 3 years shuld look good on the resume. Any truth in that or do I miss out more than I can gain?</p>
<p>in my opinion, finishing a bachelors earlier doesn’t make you look significantly better on a resume, unless you plan to graduate early and use the extra time to do something meaningful, such as volunteering abroad or doing an internship or co-op.</p>
<p>Graduating early will actually hurt you, because it leaves you less time to build a resume with leadership in ECs and summer internships. It can be harder to be employed without as much experience while in college. There is no advantage other than saving money (which is a valid concern).</p>
<p>@feathr, true. My last resort would be to get back to my home country for a job (and I’ll probably land an okay one).
@alwaysleah, you’re right about the saving money thing. As an international student, there’s nearly no way not to spend a lot. I’ll build up a resume for winter or spring/summer '13, but as a communication major, I guess it’d be difficult for a non-native speaker to ever get an internship. Sigh.</p>