It's fair to say that my two biggest obsessions right now are Shameless and searching for internships. These two things have taken up a majority of my time and thoughts recently, so they started to blend together a little bit. I have now realized that nothing can sum up the painful experience of internship hunting quite like the Gallaghers.

1. Start your search

There are so many options! You'll be gainfully employed in no time!!

2. More options, more problems

Okay, so there's gonna be a lot of work, but you'll get through it!

3. Weed out the losers

Is the staff photo from the website taken in front of a distressed brick wall? Are there action shots of jean-clad employees working at standing desks? Sounds like a winner.

4. Break out the big guns

Spice up your resume, be creative with your cover letter, add a few talents...it's time to impress some people.

5. Things aren't looking great

It feels like you've been searching for years, but it's only been like a week. You're trying to stay positive, but your good attitude was lost about ten cover letters ago.

6. "How's the internship search going?"

Please, Mom. Just don't.

7. Abandon ship

Who needs an internship anyway??? Who even needs college??? New life plan:

8. Maybe it's not all bad

Even if it's not a yes, anything that's not a flat out rejection is a good sign.

9. MIRACLES DO HAPPEN

Out of months of work, resumes, cover letters, emails, and some light begging, you finally got it: one singular "yes."

It's a rough cycle, but hopefully we all make it out the other side with something new on the resume and minimal brain damage. Now that you've finally found an internship, all that's left is to actually do the work.

...But maybe don't focus on that right now. Best of luck, future workers of America!