My S started freshman year Aug 2021 and he transferred enough credits (60) from his dual enrollment high school study . Now he can graduate Undergrad in 2 years . My question is when applying for internships , can he write Junior in the resume or not? Some summer 2022 internships are asking for “Entering senior year students” . So can he say so ?
Generally, you write your expected graduation date.
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How far along is he in his major? I seem to recall some internships asking that.
He should talk to his advisor.
S20 had similar dilemma last summer/fall. Was offered a fall internship. Academically a junior but realistically a beginning second year. He turned it down. Wasn’t sure yet what area he wanted to specialize.
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Agree with writing expected graduation date for job and internship applications.
With respect to applying to an “entering senior year students” internship, also consider whether he has completed expected junior year course work for his major by the time of the internship, if the internship appears to require or prefer major-specific knowledge.
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Agree - focus on his expected graduation date. My daughter is in a similar situation with credits. In her first semester freshman year, but total credits are 1 shy of junior year.
But she intends to spend 4 years getting an engineering degree. The extra credits have given her the flexibility to pick other classes, but she would not apply for an engineering internship that would be way over her head.
Her friend who graduated a year ago who took mostly dual credit courses and is a business major applied as a freshman and started that first semester in credits as a junior with most core requirements met. Once she figured out the courses she needed she realized she could graduate in two years and she did apply for internships as a junior for that next summer. She had worked in HS and was ready for that level.
Just depends on the major and the kid.
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Be careful with two specific areas of expertise.
One is claiming language fluency based on completing the highest level of language class in your HS. That is usually NOT as rigorous as a true college language course. I’ve had interns get tripped up when their interviewer is ACTUALLY fluent in said language and tries to conduct the interview based on what’s on the resume. Unless it’s a heritage language and the student is truly fluent in both spoken and written language, don’t claim fluency.
The other is computer programs. Being “familiar with” is not the same as having two years of college courses which use those programs. I’ve had interviewees try to bluff their way through it- but if an employer is looking for two years experience with R and wants to hear about the research projects you did using large datasets, it’s not going to cut it that someone is “self taught” but has never actually used a program in a supervised, rigorous way.
Otherwise- just put expected grad date and don’t bother with “rising junior” or whatever…and be careful not to overreach. I’ve worked for companies that ask for transcripts for internship applications and what we consider three years of college and what kids consider three years of college is often not the same thing! There are DE classes which scream “College-lite”.
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My D has technically had senior standing since sophomore year because she had so many DE/AP classes. That isn’t the same as actually being a college senior. She has her graduation year on her resume and all of her work companies have required her college transcripts.
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