Friday, January 11, 2008

Internships Matter

From the New York Times:

It will surprise nobody that the most competitive wave of high school graduates is now the most competitive wave of college students. The generation that made admissions a contact sport bring the same sharp elbows to how they spend their summers. Or, put in a form that parents would understand: “Internship” is to “first job” as “community service” is to “college.”

Read the whole thing here. Students, what are you doing this summer?