Michelle Frankel chose to take an extra internship placement in her Masters program on speech-language pathology at Hofstra University.

WSJ: Job Hunting in the Off Season

When they return home, they are free to take an unpaid internship before they go on to graduate, business, medical or law school.

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After high school, Hotz enrolled at the Rochester Institute of Technology but dropped out a few weeks later, to take up an internship at Google, in Silicon Valley.

NEWYORKER: Machine Politics

Volunteer, do an internship, take courses at a community college, begin accumulating concrete evidence about new kinds of engagement that could provide fulfillment in the future.

WSJ: The Experts: How to Avoid Retirement Boredom

You know, I don't know if I want to do that, or you know, if I might as well just take a year off and, as you were talking, maybe get an internship or work or something.

NPR: Ask Amy: Responding to the Thin Envelope

In one instance the commissioner found he had allowed an intern to take a publicly-funded laptop away at the end of their internship, and bought a new one for his next intern.

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