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The Emotional Stages of Finding a Summer Internship

Michelle Manning
May 20, 2015
The University of Alabama
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The Emotional Stages of Finding a Summer Internship

Now that we're in college, summertime is no longer a competition to see who can get the best tan lines or take the cutest Insta-pic abroad. Now that the future is looming upon us like a stress-filled cloud of despair, it's time to get a taste of the real world with a summer internship.

However, as crucial as they are, companies aren't exactly handing out internships. They are extremely competitive, leading to a great amount of stress and anxiety for college students. Here are the stages all college students go through in the hunt for the "dream" internship.

1. You start out hopeful, researching your dream company with a starry look in your eyes.

2. Now it's time for the application process. You edit your resume and cover letter enough that you could probably recite both by memory.

3. However, you're still paranoid that you made some typo after you submit it.

4. And now you wait… Let the excessive refreshing of your email begin.

5. Oh I have a new email! Just kidding it's just J. Crew again..

6. DAMN YOU J. CREW!!!

7. Yes! You made it to the interview!

8. Now it's time to try to find an outfit, so you raid your mother or father's closet…

9. Do these clothes fit? Maybe. Are you comfortable? Sort of. Oh well, it will have to do.

10. Now it's time to rehearse answers to the questions.

11. Curveballs… HA! YOU'RE INVINCIBLE!!!

12. You get to the interview early to be professional…

13. But, oh no! STRESS SWEAT.

14. But now it's time to go in. ~cue ominous music~

15. I mean, it's just talking. How scary can it be?

16. That was horrible…it's maybe okay…or I don't know. I just want ice cream.

17. And now, the waiting game begins.

18. EMAIL REFRESH. EMAIL REFRESH. EMAIL REFRESH.

19. Wait….you got it?!?!?!?!?!

20. SUPER SELF-HIGH-FIVE!!!

Best of luck to everyone applying to summer internships. While the process can be stressful, do not stress, you can do it and don't lose hope!

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