<p>Today, my history teacher suggested I look into the Washington Workshops Foundation internship. Has anyone heard about it or done it? Is it good/prestigious/worth my time?</p>
<p>I've heard of it. I have their brochure in front of me right now actually. Whereas I think the regular Washington Workshops program is more of a sightseeing deal similar to NYLC and a number of other DC based programs, the Internship Experience is much more unique. I was strongly considering it, and if I had decided to stay in the States this summer + go to DC, I would have done this program.</p>
<p>Essentially they are an internship placement organization as much as anything else. They also provide housing, supervision, etc. Its the only group that allows high school students to stay and work in DC for the summer that I'm aware of. While college kids can do this on their own, Washington Intership Experience through the Washington Workshops Foundation sets everything up for you and provides some additional benefits including excurions. Its sort of expensive considering your interning, usually you'd think of that as volunteer or paid. But, since they provide housing, etc., the price is understandable. It's 3250 for three weeks but you can add on additional weeks (price includes tution, sorkshops staff member on duty at all times, breakfast and dinner, daily transport, application fee).</p>
<p>I hope this helps to answer your question, feel free to message me if you want any other details. I'd request a brochure if I were you, as it is very extensive and I'm sure it would be helpful while your making a decision.</p>
<p>Their phone number is: 800-368-5688</p>
<p>I just randomly looked up "washington workshops" to see if anyone on CC had ever talked about it, and lo and behold... :-) Anyway this is incredibly late but I just had to add my two cents that as a repeating WW intern (I did it last summer, am leaving for it again in two weeks), it was truly the defining experience of my life, and I am thrilled for the repeat this summer. It is definitely worth your time, but perhaps not exceedingly prestigious (though far more so than NSLC and the like). If you're still in high school, consider it for next summer; if you're about to graduate, you can still do it the summer before your freshman year (a few of my repeat friends are about to enter college). :-)</p>
<p>I'll be interning in dc this summer, but not through the program.
but if anyone's doing it and wants to party/just chill/explore the city hit me up on IM or pm me</p>
<p>I will be there. Who are you interning with? I am still being placed.</p>
<p>I forgot I had posted this!</p>
<p>I followed through with it, and just started my internship with congressman Bart Gordon from Tennessee. It's great! The program is nice because it provides some structure and activities (not to mention housing!), but the best part is the actual internship. I work in the office (as a real intern, without anyone else from the program), have lots of access to the capitol, get to do cool things, and even met Hilary Clinton today!</p>
<p>I'm only two days into it, but I'd really recommend anyone interested in government to consider applying next year.</p>
<p>And, Jeef690 and MissBarbara, maybe I'll see you here!</p>
<p>I'm with Rep. Istook (R-NM). Oh my gosh I cannot believe I'm meeting other people who are doing it this year too, especially since it's such a small group! lol what are the chances, really?</p>
<p>@ Miss Barbara: I was just as shocked!</p>
<p>I will be arriving the first week of July so I hope you are both still there! The last call I received told me that I would be with either may state senator (Nelson) or something called the Republican College. Do you have any clue what the latter is? My placement officer sounded excited about it though.</p>
<p>oh my gosh i'm arriving first week of july too! and staying till the 28th. vivien gets excited about everything but that would be awesome if you worked with your senator! and i have no idea on the republican college thing... i probably should, but i dont :-)</p>
<p>& wow i'm totally not sure what was going through my mind with post #7 but i'm definitely working with rep. pearce (r-nm) this year... rep. istook (r-ok) was last year... lol</p>
<p>Very nice...lol. We'll I'll assume your name is Barbara and I will see you there in July! Look forward to meeting you. </p>
<p>My name is Jeff not Jeef (thats my nickname).</p>
<p>haha cool. and yes i'm barbara. can't wait to meet you! :-)</p>
<p>I'll be there from the first week of july until august 3rd
i'm interning with Tom Lantos</p>
<p>if i have a ****ty roommate i might come steal your housing...</p>
<p>haha. where are you living? and i think we should all meet up for lunch one day, i vote rayburn special deli and the courtyard!</p>
<p>i'm living at CUA, which i guess is pretty close to the hill</p>
<p>i think i'm working in rayburn too, so special deli sounds pretty good</p>
<p>i looove the special deli. greatest creation for my lazy intern butt ever.</p>
<p>If I do get assigned with my state senator, I wouldn't be in Rayburn (I dont think...I think he is in Russell). BUT I will make cross-hill trip to meet with you guys.</p>
<p>when do you find out? and yeah, i dont have the slightest clue where the republican college would be either (some interns got placed in the hall of states last year, and others on campaigns). most of us are on the hill. and hey, you could ride the subway to get to the house!</p>
<p>Very true. I really hate running around the hill with a suit and a 10 pound laptop case in the middle of summer. Not very exciting. Where do the campaign interns work? In the offices of the senators/congressmen running?</p>
<p>lol well lots of guys do that so at least you wouldn't be alone. the campaign interns typically work in a private office off the hill. (it's illegal to work on the campaign in the congressman's official office, i did not discover this until last summer! that's why the campaign websites are all .com whereas the official ones are .gov)</p>