New Forum for the '19 Summer White House Internship. Post your questions and discussion topics here.
Who all else has applied?
Hey, I did.
You think the shutdown will affect the internship committee on application reading and what not?
That’s what I was wondering too. I think it depends on how long the shutdown is and at what point it starts affecting other parts of gov’t. I don’t think anyone really knows at this point.
When do you think they’ll have interviews?
I’m not sure. I was reading past threads and from what I saw the interviews could be anytime between now and April, but with the shutdown, I’m not totally sure.
What office did everyone apply for?
One of my top ones was Staff Sec. The government looks like it will be funded for at least the next three weeks, so that probably helps their review of our apps.
Forgot to ask: what does everyone else’s app say? Mine says under review and I think it might have just said submitted when I first sent it.
Yeah mine switched from submitted to under review last week.
Sounds about right for my timeline. I wonder when we get interviews. It would be neat for it to happen in Feb but then we’d have a long wait with no news.
Remember in the email they say “we MAY contact you for more information”, there is no guarentee that they will contact you
When did everyone else apply? I applied on Jan. 4th but after stalking previous cycle threads it doesn’t seem like it actually matters
Applied maybe a day before the deadline. I’m not sure if those past cycles mean anything either.
Hey everybody! I applied to OPA as my top choice. Did everyone get the under review status? Also, how competitive do you all think that summer is in comparison to the spring and fall?
Hey! Pretty sure most of us are likely Under Review. I don’t have the numbers to back it up but the general consensus with these internships is that it’s MUCH more competitive for the summer round. Most people aren’t coming in from DC and cannot necessarily take a semester off, so it makes sense that the summer is the only shot for most. 
Yeah I am also under review, and I would assume the summer is more competitive than fall or spring. Let’s hope maybe we will all get it!
What did your resumes look like? What did you all put for your political experience? I’m really nervous and excited about this.
It would be nice to know how many people apply.