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<p>"What kind of relationship? What if you talk to someone often but are secretly wanting them as a companion?? LOL."</p>
<p>Not that kind of relationship!! They should be your mentor in some way. If they are a professor, you go to their office, ask them questions. Show some interest in their research, etc. That's what I meant.</p>
<p>Bluealien, look at this thread for your questions on grad school. Look at the posts by originaloog starting from post #18. There are a lot of people on this board who know more about grad school than I do (I did go to grad school but did not complete a PhD and it was in the dark ages).</p>
<p>There is also a forum on CC for graduate school. Ask over there.</p>
<p>Well for internships for the summer I've applied to many high-tech, semiconductor companies. I'm a freshman at Wharton btw. The offers I've had all range from $12-20/hour. I'd be working in corporate finance or business strategy/development. So if anyone is interested there, the way I went about getting these offers was by calling the HR office at each of these telling them about myself and my interest in their company's summer opportunities. Many of the companies turned me down because of age, other offered me an interview within a week after seeing my CV. Finding internships is all about calling as many places as possible and hopping one gives you an offer.</p>
<p>Be Persistent.</p>
<p>Personally, I'm probably going to work for the parks and rec department during this transition summer from high school to college. I volunteered some out there last summer but they're offering a paying job this time...I have to see what exactly it entails first, though. They're pretty flexible with hours and such, which is good for me.</p>
<p>I was going to work at a summer camp which I attended for 10 straight summers (!) growing up, but my school lets out too late to work the first "session" and since I don't know when exactly I'm going to need to go to orientation, etc. I decided it wasn't the best plan to work the second "session" either. Oh well - there's always summer 2006.</p>
<p>Our company actively solicits summer "interns" for various positions at college job fairs in the surrounding area. As a manager I have used these intern positions to both identify good candidates for future employment, supplement staffing during the summer "vacation" season and complete special projects. I would suggest contacting companies to see if they have an intern program. Some may even post it on their web sites--I know we do.</p>
<p>I don't think it is too late, at least in our part of the country. We are just beginning to interview for summer positions. </p>
<p>And just for the record, the benefits can be substantial. Over the last three years we have hired three interns for permanent employment (two in my department, one at a branch operation after he had interned in our department) and are planning to hire another after her graduation in May.</p>
<p>It doesn't help that I have been semi-non-social/slightly afraid of most people either. I hate social situations....<em>shivers</em></p>