Ultimate Summer Internship Survival Guide
Ultimate Summer Internship Survival Guide

The ultimate summer internships survival guide.

The ultimate summer internships survival guide.

Al Chen

Learn from my mistakes

The summer in between my freshman and sophomore year, I was stuck in a cramped one-bedroom apartment in NYC’s East Village with three other roommates. I worked two internships—one was unpaid and the other one I hated. Needless to say, I did not fully prepare and winged it the whole summer. I was passive going into the experience, and then just kind of cruised through, having learned little and networked barely.

If I could do it all over, this is the Coda doc I would have made: With some initial goal setting and structure to keep me honest and productive, plus a little practical life advice along the way.