Small PWM internship or summer school?

Hey guys, I will be transferring to a top west coast university as a junior this fall and during the summer I have the opportunity for an internship at a small PWM firm. Do you think a sophomore internship is really all that useful, or would I be better off just taking a summer class?

I wanted to do an internship because I've heard sometimes people look down on transfer students, even from top universities.

Any input would be very helpful. Thank you for your time.

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nobody cares that you're a transfer. that is irrelevant to whether or not you should do an internship. if it's a "small" PWM group, my first thought without knowing more is that it's probably going to suck, but you should always choose experience over school in my opinion.

 

Why not both?

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If you just need general credits, take some online classes at a community college while you are at the internship. It will be much cheaper and easier too.

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