<p>Which looks better for getting into grad school? If I graduate in 3 years, one summer would be studying abroad. How would that look compared to having an internship instead? I understand helping with lots of research is also important.</p>
<p>It probably depends on what the internships are. Are they summer internships that last a few months or have you been working in a labs for years? Were they internships in industry or were you doing research in a lab? Did you get any presentations or publications out of it or could you if you stayed the extra half year? Is the cost of that extra half year worth it, or what it be better to just get a research assistant or lab tech job instead? Did you do research when you studied abroad or did you just take classes and improve your fluency in the language?</p>
<p>It all depends on the kind of graduate program you are interested in. You need to provide more information.</p>
<p>^ Good point. I was assuming a research-oriented PhD program, but it will differ if you’re talking about something else.</p>