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Pros:
- Real, tangible work or research experience to highlight on your resume to future employers, organizations, and societies.
- Capstone your experience by earning a digital badge that you can add to your LinkedIn profile, e-portfolio, personal websites, & more.
- First-year-students interested in engaging in research instead should consider this program as this could help you gain experience for future opportunities by developing your critical thinking skills!
- There are additional summer study abroad scholarships out there you can apply for to help offset the costs of your experience.
Cons:
- API Internships are not paid internship experiences.
- Students will need to be flexible on their internship location as some locations are better suited for specific placements.
- These programs are not ideal for first-year-students without previous work experience or the completion of foundational courses in the career they are hoping to intern in.
- Students have typically exhausted their current financial aid package by the summer term and thus students cannot directly apply their current scholarships, grants, or loans towards these programs.
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