Interns typically have some substantive responsibilities, including research, writing, attending and reporting on congressional hearings, planning activities, and involvement in other aspects of the work of the organization. Interns also usually must take on some general office duties. The key to a good internship is finding a balance between the two. Once again, the decision of which internship to choose is yours. We advise and assist you, but the final decision belongs to you.
Many different factors go into making an internship successful.
You should be the kind of person who can work well both independently and as part of a group. Most of all, you need to be personally committed to learning as much as possible from the experience. Students work three to four days per week in the fall, winter, and spring quarters to leave time for courses and research projects. During the summer, students enrolled in the Internship Only program usually work five days per week while those registered for academic credit usually work four days per week. Most internships are unpaid, especially during the academic year.