<p>Yes, other people have asked the same question, but just hoping to have some answers for my particular case.
A little about me - freshman at Cornell, undecided A&S but possibly Econ + psych or Econ+soc major, good grades so far, been to some clubs but not really involved as in positions-wise, one past summer internship experience but otherwise never had a real job, interested in business-related fields, haven't really connected with the professors yet so don't know how I'm going to get good recs/reference letters</p>
<p>As many have said, internships for freshmen are hard to get but possible. Here are my options for this summer. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated:</p>
<p>Cornell AEM Business Management Summer program (Courses</a> : Cornell/AEM Business Management Certificate : Cornell Summer Session) - 7.5 week / 9 credit - I think it's a good intro to business. Needs reference letter, which will be difficult for me, I think.</p>
<p>Summer in Washington (Cornell</a> in Washington) - 7.5 week / 6 or 8 credits, internship placement - the SIW program has a database of past internships so I guess it'll be easier to find one this way, plus taking some classes. The thing is, it's not competitive - apparently all you need is to submit an enrollment form so I'm not sure how good the program is. Nobody's shed any light on this program either on CC</p>
<p>My other options are to study Japanese in Tokyo for 6 weeks, or to take classes at Cornell Summer Sessions and apply to be an RA during the summer, or to apply for an independent internship (I have found a few that seem interesting)</p>
<p>Sorry for the myriad of information but any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>