How long should freshman internship be?

I fortunately have a connection which will allow me to intern at a HF for freshman summer.

Would like 5 weeks be too short? If yes, around how long should I ask to be interning for?

I want to enjoy the summer, but if it would be very beneficial to stay for a longer time (2 months? more?) then I'm willing to do it.

Thank you!

8 Comments
 

5 weeks is too short. You won't have enough time to really get comfortable with the work and make strong bonds with your colleagues. I'll echo what @CREboyzz" said above, target 10-12 weeks.

 

I worked for 13 weeks last summer (my freshman summer) and I found that I was learning more each week because I had a larger foundation. Also I gained credibility with the guys I was working with and they were trusting me with more responsibility. Therefore I got more intresting things to put on the resume

 

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