<p>summer school at another institution, travel and work overseas for an Amercian Company. Internships........regular jobs. Beach communities hire vast numbers of college students who live in groups on the cheap.</p>
<p>some take vacations in tropical places. some have internships. some just do piddle work for some extra cash. some just hang around and enjoy summer.</p>
<p>See if your school has summer camps or something. You could be a counselor. I went to a camp last summer and the counselors we had were undergrads. They had free housing, meals and got paid, too.</p>
<p>thanks evryone. I know of some I am going to apply to that are in Washington DC with federal agencies and I am going to ask at my college.</p>
<p>Jesusateboogers, for one thing I love your name and another thing, I feel really sorry for you. I could not take two sciences classes over the summer.</p>
<p>Start looking early. As in, ** really early**. Although I come from a fairly competitive state and thus Congressional internships are a bit more difficult to obtain (especially Senatorial ones) -- federal agencies vary in terms of intern need. Some fill incredibly quickly, some don't bother responding. Some require more than a year or two in college (rising junior/senior status) before allowing applicants to apply. </p>
<p>As far as federal internships, unless you're sponsored by a particular group (e.g. independent intern placement program) -- I don't think free housing is available. I know that some nonprofits/think tanks do have intern housing of their own... but again, finding them takes a bit of research.</p>
<p>They migrate north for the summer where they feed in the Bering Sea off of the vast population of krill, attemping to build up the fat reserves they will need for the 8,000 km trip back down to coast. Every fall and winter they make this journey to the Gulf of California where they partake in their yearly mating rituals and birthing of the calves.</p>
<p>If I get a job/intern in Washington DC my aunt says she will put me up as long as I cook for her so federal internships do not need to be with housing and I know most dont</p>
<p>Most internships with the US Government, leading think tanks, and other prestigious, interesting ones require at least two years of college. They don't just go hiring random college students, it is an extremely competitive process. The State Dept's applications are due almost a year in advance of the internship starting and requires a security clearance. Many agencies will only take law or grad students.</p>
<p>If you want to intern following your freshman year in DC, you should come from a school with an excellent reputation, and your best bet would be at a small-er NGO or a Congressional Internship.</p>
<p>There are some. And often they have scholarships available. But you have to apply early and it is competitive. </p>
<p>You can often find other opportunities outside of this. You can be creative. Make yourself valuable to a given organization, advocate for yourself, and you will be rewarded accordingly. </p>
<p>My sister got an internship during the school year with a small (but really well-known) record label by her college. She was going to go home for the summer, but she had proven herself to be so valuable that her boss offered to pay her an hourly wage and a rent stipend.<br>
I was also able to negotiate similar situations even when it was insisted that there were no funds available. </p>
<p>It might help to know a little more about your interests, past experience, and location. What do you want to get out of your summers? Do you plan on going to graduate/professional school? Transferring? Working in a particularly competitive field?</p>
<p>My aunt works at NASA and she thinks I can get an internship there after freshman year as long as my prospective major is business administration. My grandfather used to work with the NSA and they called me about possible internships as well.</p>