Internship recs

Career Opportunities & Internships
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<p>I've finished my college apps and even my first semester of college. Now I'm applying for an internship. I'm not too worried about getting the internship itself- it's unpaid from their end, and the director was encouraging. I'm working on getting a stipend from Wellesley so that I'll make some money this summer and be able to contribute some to my tuition. </p>

<p>Sooo...here's my question: The funding application requires a faculty recommendation. The internship itself is at a camp for terminally ill children and their families- I'd be going in order to observe the psychological impact of serious illness on children and the therapeutic merit that a camp like this one (which tries to allow the kids to have some of the childhood that they've missed out on) can have, while helping to make it happen for the kids. My academic interest for this particular internship is psychology, but the professor who knows me best and is my faculty advisor is a Latin professor. Now- which would be better? A recommendation from a highly respected professor who knows me fairly well but is outside the internship focus, or a recommendation from a visiting professor who knows me less well but is more related to the internship? </p>

<p>I know that was lengthy, but I'd love to get your input.</p>

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<p>If you were applying to college, I'd have gone with the teachers who knew you best, no matter the subject, for references. But for an internship or job, I'd go for the people who can talk about you in something that relates. I have a 19 year old daughter and she did one summer program and got recs from related teachers and now is looking for a summer job and has gotten references from people with whom she has worked that relates to the jobs. That's my first inclination. </p>

<p>Best to you. Sounds like a neat opportunity for you.
Susan</p>