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• Students in academic-oriented programs are less likely to say they did not find a program (63
percent), but more likely to say they did not find one to their liking (23.8 percent).
• Students with below-average GPAs were much more likely to say they looked but were not successful in
securing internships, at 76.2 percent versus 68.9 percent of students with above-average GPAs.
• Regionally, students in the Northeast and Midwest had a harder time finding opportunities with
above-average shares of students looking for internships but failing to find them, at 73.2 percent
and 74.2 percent. In contrast, a much lower 66.6 percent in the West were unable to find internships
after looking.
Summer Classes Main Barrier for
Not Seeking Internships
Among the small number of students who do not
plan to look for internships, the predominant reason
is scheduling conflicts: 60.4 percent say they are
taking summer classes or have other time commit-
ments that prevent them from doing internships.
The second reason is planning to do an internship
later, cited by 33.9 percent.
Tools and Resources Used
As the report stated earlier, the lack of success in securing internships among the 71.5 percent who
looked for opportunities was not for lack of trying. As illustrated below, these students used five to
seven different resources, oftentimes more than those who did land two or more internships.
When comparing the tools of choice, students who were successful in landing internships were
more likely to leverage personal networks, particularly family connections (+7.1 percentage points),
friends and their alumni network.
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percent), but more likely to say they did not find one to their liking (23.8 percent).
• Students with below-average GPAs were much more likely to say they looked but were not successful in
securing internships, at 76.2 percent versus 68.9 percent of students with above-average GPAs.
• Regionally, students in the Northeast and Midwest had a harder time finding opportunities with
above-average shares of students looking for internships but failing to find them, at 73.2 percent
and 74.2 percent. In contrast, a much lower 66.6 percent in the West were unable to find internships
after looking.
Summer Classes Main Barrier for
Not Seeking Internships
Among the small number of students who do not
plan to look for internships, the predominant reason
is scheduling conflicts: 60.4 percent say they are
taking summer classes or have other time commit-
ments that prevent them from doing internships.
The second reason is planning to do an internship
later, cited by 33.9 percent.
Tools and Resources Used
As the report stated earlier, the lack of success in securing internships among the 71.5 percent who
looked for opportunities was not for lack of trying. As illustrated below, these students used five to
seven different resources, oftentimes more than those who did land two or more internships.
When comparing the tools of choice, students who were successful in landing internships were
more likely to leverage personal networks, particularly family connections (+7.1 percentage points),
friends and their alumni network.
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