<p>does Cornell provide good internship opportunities? and are students paid?</p>
<p>bump please! anybody! Cornell is in such a rural area, so are internships still as readily available as they are at, say, UPenn, which is so close in proximity to a big city?</p>
<p>1) In general, yes. However it also depends on what industry we are talking about. If you are thinking business (since you mentioned Penn), then yes Cornell fairs very well. In fact, I can’t think of anybody who really wanted an internship (applied to many places, networked, etc.) who couldn’t get one. As is with anything else, you still need to work hard to achieve your goals however.</p>
<p>2) Depends. Usually the % of paid internships increases as you increase in class year. I am a rising junior and of my 2 internships that I received through Cornell/Cornell alumni the first was unpaid and the second was paid relatively well (18/hr + free housing). I anticipate that next summer’s internship will pay similarly or even better.</p>
<p>If you are talking about student part time jobs during the school year however, that is completely different.</p>
<p>i heard from a family friend that in some cases, Cornell pays you to do an internship? is that not true?</p>
<p>Are you talking about an internship AT cornell? Or just getting paid for doing any internship anywhere, and getting paid by the school? Because that would be ridiculous. However, if you get an on campus internship working for the school, those are usually paid (and well, too–I got $10/hr for mine)</p>
<p>i wish this could one note could be blazoned across the CC page:</p>
<p>no school will GET you internships. schools will only open the doors for you - it is completely up to the applicant to actually GET the job. and once you’re in a top 20/50 school, you will def get an opportunity. being in the ivy league will give you a larger alumni network, yes, so it might be easier to MEET people, but you, and only you, will “seal the deal”.</p>
<p>i’m only to be a junior next year and managed to get a really good internship with a top bank this summer. so - yeah it’s possible.</p>
<p>Cornell does have some grant money that provides a stipend for certain internships (nonprofits and the like). I think its around 2500 or something. Nothing huge, but it can help with housing and other incidental expenses if you aren’t being paid.</p>
<p>If you find an internship and use the Develop Your Own Summer Internship Program (DYO), Cornell will reimburse your employers for ~50% of your wages.
Only if you’re eligible for Federal Work-Study, though.</p>