<p>How valuable is an internship in one's respective "major" field in terms of a prospective student?</p>
<p>In terms of graduate school probably not extremely valuable, research is probably weighted more than internship / work experience. However, for a job straight out of college I assume they weigh internships pretty highly in favor of you considering that you already have hands on skills.</p>
<p>What exactly is research?</p>