<p>I am not sure what to do now. My other offer just sent me an email telling me that need to know soon if I would like the internship because spots are filling up quickly. I feel like it is rude to say yes and then tell them no if I am offered a position with the White House…</p>
<p>What should I do…</p>
<p>given the fact they’ve already accepted you, the must think highly of you/your credentials. I think the best thing to do is to be open and explain your situation to your other offer. i think most employers would be understanding if you left them for the white house of all places. i think they would allow you to accept their offer while still waiting on the white house. being open/honest/straightforward is the best policy.</p>
<p>I tried calling the internship office and today no one picked up, it just went to the voicemail</p>
<p>creative, thanks for your advice!</p>
<p>I agree, and I’m sort of in the same situation. I think it is widely recognize that there is a great deal of prestige associated with the White House Internship, so I think it is definitely understandable to turn another offer down for the opportunity to intern at the White House.</p>
<p>At the same time, they really need to inform us soon. Like I said, I’m sort of in the same boat with another internship and have been trying to hold off as long as possible. In the event that I don’t get the White House Internship, I don’t want to appear flaky or unreliable since I haven’t exactly been on the ball in getting my forms/information in for my other internship offer. </p>
<p>At the end of the day though, these are only internships and its our futures we have to look out for. That may have come out wrong, but what I mean is that if you end up having to turn the other one down even after accepting, it won’t make national headlines and you won’t be shunned from all jobs down the road. While it may not be the MOST professional thing to do, the fact that you’re debating between an internship at the White House and this other institution/organization (which I’m assuming is great too) is a pretty good thing.</p>
<p>thanks. What you said is true. It won’t make any headlines ,etc. but what about an internship/job with that same org (that you also really like) in the future??</p>
<p>That’s where things get a little tricky I think. If you’re interested in working for the organization in the future, I still think there are ways you can go about communicating with them to work to your advantage. For example, if you kept in contact with the person you’re talking to about a summer internships or job opportunities, they may not feel as “let down” that you aren’t joining them this spring. </p>
<p>My main point really is that where you end up doing this internship is really a personal decision, as you are the one dedicating a semester of your college education/life to do it. At the end of the day you really have to take your personal goals/what you want to get our of the semester internship into account when choosing. This whole thing isn’t easy and turning someone down, especially once you’ve already accepted, isn’t an easy thing to do.</p>
<p>Very well put Ems. While you don’t want to let anyone down or be rude, you have to think of what is going to benefit YOU, what is the best option for your future, what experience you will get more out of. I also agree that if you find yourself having to say no, after you’ve said yes, you should thank them for the opportunity and show continued interest despite your retraction to try to keep the door open for a future opportunity.</p>
<p>alright great!
Maybe we will find out later tonight?..</p>
<p>You don’t want to find out later tonight, because that means the email came. You don’t want the email, which is a “no.” You want the CALL.</p>
<p>yes, I want that CALL.</p>
<p>They did. It seems only one internship class received both calls and emails (some of the emails were acceptances also). Plus, the “please wait for all of eternity” email they sent last week said we should receive notice by email.</p>
<p>true stardust, very true.</p>
<p>The email I got also thanked me for applying to the Fall 2010 internship class. That was then recalled and an updated one sent out with the correct Spring 2011 class listed, probably by…interns.</p>
<p>Wait, so who is in the Spring 2011 class???</p>
<p>np006: what email are you referring to?</p>
<p>oohhh, do you mean it just had Spring 2011 listed instead of Fall?</p>
<p>What did the email say?</p>
<p>The “Still Processing” email that he received last week said “Thank you for applying for the Fall 2010” White House Internship instead of Spring 2011. They then corrected the mistake in a separate email.</p>
<p>oh, mine was always spring.</p>