<p>I posted this in the parent's forum and wanted to post this in the Internship forum as well for some advice.</p>
<p>I'm hoping to get some advice on this matter from students who may have been in this predicament in the past or have been in similar positions. The consulting internship I'm applying for is for the summer and requires "an average of 50% out-of-town travel to client work sites. Must have reliable transportation to and from in-town client sites. " I do not have a car. However living in NYC I've never had much of a need for a car because of how good and abundant public transportation is. I am still unsure whether this internship is paid or not. I'm not making any assumptions though. However if I were to get this internship clearly I would need a car of some sort. This would be in the summer between my Junior and Senior year. (I may be graduating a semester early so right after the summer, I'd only have one semester left that Fall if that makes any difference). If asked about transportation during the interview, what should I say? This seems like it could be a deal breaker for the internship. I won't resort to lying and saying I have a car when I don't. How should I approach this? I'm really interested in this internship because it's one of my areas of interests and they even came looking for my major at my school which rarely ever happens. The interview is next Thursday.</p>
<p>If it's non-paid would it be worth to take an such an internship? If it's paid, would it still be worth it? I definitely want to get a car after I graduate anyways just for work. If I managed to get this internship, I'd have to get some kind of car. Doing this would mean getting the car a year earlier than expected. and I'm talking about a decent used car (nothing fancy, just a vehicle that gets the job done).</p>
<p>On a related note, would it be appropriate to ask whether the internship is paid or non-paid? How should I go about asking? I've checked online on their website and there doesn't seem to be any reference to it.</p>
<p>Any advice is appreciated. It's my second interview for internships. I had one interview last year and never heard back from them. Though it felt like I did everything that I could possibly do right.</p>