Is this internship really worth it?

Career Opportunities & Internships
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<p>Hi, all.</p>

<p>I was miraculously offered an internship with MTV this semester. I've wanted to intern with the company since I started college, so I was pretty excited when I found out. However, there has been pretty huge financial problems in my family lately (thank you, recession) and now I am unsure whether I should do the internship. It would require me travelling 1.5 hrs, one way, twice a week to NYC and the costs of public transportation would add up fast. It puts a strain on me since I work a minimum wage job and have to buy groceries, books, cover other living expenses + help out my family (low income background). </p>

<p>The internship is unpaid and no stipend is given for the transportation.</p>

<p>Is this internship worth the financial burden?</p>

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<p>Perhaps you should talk to someone who had the internship before and ask them what doors it opened and what they learned… If it’s a real internship and not just filing for free then take it and sell your TV or blood… Good luck -</p>

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<p>Are you serious? Take it.</p>

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<p>Thanks to both of you. I talked to some people who did it and it seems worthwhile. I took it. Now I just have to find some local blood banks to sell my plasma… ;P</p>

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<p>glad ur gonna do it…definitely the right choice as the opportunity costs are well worth it in the long run</p>