<p>Has anyone heard or participate in this? Is it worth it?</p>
<p>only for african americans, hispanics, and native americans</p>
<p>if you are asian, I don't even think they even try to find you an internship</p>
<p>im asian, they didnt try.</p>
<p>What about SEO? <a href="http://www.seo-usa.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.seo-usa.org/</a></p>
<p>i'm asian and they offered me one internship, but it was too far away. I agree, they don't seem to try very hard for us asians. I think they cater to the real minorities lol.</p>
<p>"'i'm asian and they offered me one internship,"</p>
<p>Which company?</p>
<p>What Is Inroads?</p>
<p>countrywide financial.</p>
<p>is it a paid internship?</p>
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<p>what the he ll does that mean?</p>
<p>Organizations like SEO and the likes could lend some help to secure interns, but none will like serve students' purposes personally. Imagine of a NGO business practice, where some sorts of preferential treatment would likely be extended to some and not to the others. It has something to do with personal approach and character of applicants in the deal. My suggestion for Int'l students is to try more personal contacts; submitting resume, present to prospective companies in person, asking friends to introduce you to someone who could give you rapports to reach intern supports. Remember outreach is part and parcel of college education, knowing you are not expecting priority job treatment is self-moral motivating. Be prepared to lodge a hundred interest-inquiries, and get a few positive replies in your time frame. True life, this is!</p>
<p>countrywide was the company that inroads helped me get into as an intern.</p>
<p>ALl inroads internships are paid and I would totally recommend joining inroads, whether u get an internship or not. It is a learning experience; they teach you how to dress, talk, shake hand and most importantly interview. They look over your resume and help set you up with companies. I think 1 in 2 1/2 inroads applicants get an internship so the odds are much better than just sending ur resume all over monter.com or ur career center. Although i would recommend looking for other internships on the side because you're not guranteed an internship. the way the internship works it that you commit 10 weeks of at least 2 summers to the company that hires you. Most interns are hired after they graduate.</p>
<p>I'm not 100% sure how SEO works but i know it is very competitive and hard to get into. Unlike inroads, SEO gurantees you an internship with a top financial firm in New York.</p>
<p>Aside from Inroads and SEO,I would appreciate inputs and guidance as regards other similar organizations giving helping hands. I'm crossing the Pacific over to NYC to attend a prestigious engineering program this fall. I would eye for interns in the summer hoping to taste the sweat of life in real terms given the ambience of Manhattan. Yes, I'm an incoming freshman.</p>
<p>Inroads is not supportive to international students, cited earlier threads; its application component puts permanent residents as a requirement. SEO likewise restricts some programs off-reach to intels. Pitiful !</p>
<p>I applied to Inroads of South Florida for their College Internship program in 2001. They never got back to me. Everytime when I'd stop by at their office in Downtown Miami, the recruitment officer would tell me that they would contact me by phone. I'm a target minority(African American). I guess they didn't bother with my application because I was going to a community college at the time.</p>
<p>But because of those negative experiences I went through in 2001, I never went back to Inroads again. Everytime when I hear that name, I just ignore it since they turned their backs at me when I needed them the most.</p>
<p>SEo is only for New York kids right?</p>
<p>I guess it's not, someone that theres a college program and theres a list of colleges that are "connected" with them. I think the interviews are based in NY and traveling expenses are paid out of your own pockets.</p>
<p>InRoads is a joke (again), that's the bottom line. They don't try hard for you at all. And even the kids bragging about their Inroads experiences are either the exception of being in a fortune 500, or like the others with a no name company albeit paid. They don't try very hard or AT ALL for Asians. Whoever rebuked me in SoCal places about InRoads not recruiting Asians--that's because there's a bigger population there. Even random sampling would give you a couple of Asians. The point is, it's not SEO or Posse, it's not worth the time. And all you are guaranteed is a quick drugstore tutorial on how to present yourself and update your résumé... things that you can do yourself.</p>
<p>What is posse? i've never heard of that one.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.possefoundation.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.possefoundation.org/</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Foundation%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Foundation</a></p>
<p>You actually see an Asian on the FrontPage. The Posse Scholarship/opportunities gave my friend a full ride to Bowdoin (around $160K) in addition to an interview for Goldman Sachs, which he passed and received a summer job offer.</p>
<p>By the way, Posse is for high school Seniors and extends towards the end of their college career.</p>
<p>"The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits, and trains
incredible youth leaders from urban public high schools
and sends these groups as 'Posses' to top colleges and
universities in this country."</p>
<p>Emphasis is on "Inner City." As you can see on their website, many Posse Scholars are Caucasian but still got it. It's more economical than skin colour.</p>
<p>InRoads is being the token [insert African American, Latino, Hispanic] here. Even their application DOES NOT list Asian.</p>
<p>Now, let's see about InRoads diversification:</p>
<p>Inroads.org</p>
<p>What students are eligible for INROADS? </p>
<p>Talented Black, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American Indian students who have a GPA of 2.8 or better and high school seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or better. Eligible high school candidates must also have either an ACT composite score of 20 or better, an SAT combined score of 1,000 or better, or rank within the top 10 percent of their class. Some INROADS affiliates maintain more competitive standards. Interested students must pursue a college degree in a business or technical discipline and be motivated to succeed. In recent years, some students in liberal arts and other majors have received special permission to participate in the INROADS process. Our staff looks for the best and brightest students of color who demonstrate strong leadership capabilities. To apply, students should talk with their school counselor or call their local INROADS office or submit an on-line application.</p>
<p>Obviously, InRoads standards are not high and they fail to mention Asians or minorities who are white. What they essentially do, is teach you a few basic things and throw you into their talent pool--which is more or less, monster.com</p>
<p>You are not guaranteed anything, not even a phone call back, even if you are double qualified and have a SAT score 500 points higher or a near 4.0 GPA at your college. I've gotten my IB jobs without InRoads, and am happy with it.</p>
<p>Look at SEO, if you want a better opportunity.</p>