Swimtaxi234 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Thank you Lori D for the awesome thread with all of the transcript links. I looked through the list quickly (but I will be spending time looking through them to see if I left anything off mine, etc.), but I had a specific question that I thought I would ask the Hive. Earlier in the week, I read a few older threads, but I didn't find the answer to my questions. My 16-year-old daughter starts her paid internship next week. She will be doing computer programming for 20 hours a week for 7 weeks, so that is only 140 hours. I was trying to figure out how to put in on her transcript and I had the following questions. 1) How many credits would you give this internship? 2) Another Mom told me today (she used to homeschool) that she would put the internship under miscellaneous, but I was going to put it with her other computer programming credits (Pyton, etc.). Now I am questioning that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 If she already has an academic credit for programming, I would list the internship under activities/work experience/extracurricular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 That is what the other Mom told me, so maybe I should change course. I'm not sure why I thought about adding it as a credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I think it's pretty awesome that she has a paid internship for her technical knowledge. (I hear a lot of college kids aren't getting paid internships.) Whatever she is applying for, I would feature this work experience prominently on her applications. Good for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Thanks! Today was her second day and she is already learning so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 That is fabulous that's she's getting paid and learning at the same time. I agree with the above poster that I wouldn't give credit for something she is getting paid for. It seems more like work experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 If you don't mind my asking, could you share a little about how she came to earn her internship position? Is it a large company or small start up? Was there a formal application process or did she know someone who worked there? Internships can be so important for landing a good job after college; it would be so helpful to hear her story. Thanks! ETA: When I wrote, "...did she know someone who worked there..." I don't mean disrespect about her capabilities. It is just to recognize that sometimes opportunities arise because of who you know. But I'm a big believer in making your own luck, and deliberately expanding one's network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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