<p>I was wondering if it's possible to find a good internship after your freshman year? My major is EE and I just finishd my first semester with a very decent GPA. I'm just wondering what first year interns would do since they have not taken much engineering courses yet? I'm in the Cleveland area BTW if anyone knows any good places to apply for an EE related internship. Thanks, I hope everyone is enjoying their break!!!</p>
<p>I don’t know if there is one located in Indiana but I know for a fact that Raytheon does Freshman internships. Look at their website. Rayjobs.com</p>
<p>Some government agencies (DOT, corps of engineers) will. You probably aren’t going to get an internship related to your major, but getting ANY internship now is going to help you get the one you want next year more than anything else will.</p>
<p>Local utilities will do first-year-internships, I heard. I think they might even be paid, they want to get engineers in the pipeline and join up with them for graduation.</p>
<p>^^ Hi, Tom. Can you please tell me more about this and where I could apply? Also what sort of work would I be doing?</p>
<p>I told you all I know. 
There was a utility guy on this forum a week or two ago talking about this. Call your local power or gas or whatever utilities and ask.</p>
<p>I am an EE also and I know after the first year it is REALLY hard to get an EE internship without some connections. More than likely you could get an internship with the government or a power company, otherwise you can get an internship outside of the EE field also.</p>
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<p>In this economy it is very hard even with connections. It’s difficult for a 1st or 2nd year engineering student to have mastered enough knowledge to contribute effectively to an engineering department within 10-12 weeks. You are competing with 3rd and 4th year students, graduate students and post graduate students. That’s the reality.</p>
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<p>Agreed. Get a job, any job that will pay you.</p>
<p>At Georgia Tech, it is very common for students to find 1st and 2nd year internships. In fact, more than 70% of the applicants are placed for those years.</p>