Another page will be torn from the calendar on Thursday. While some University students celebrate the approach of April and continue daydreaming about lying out in the summer sun, others are feeling the pressure to finalize summer internship or job plans.
Third-year Engineering student Cat Kennedy said that while she is still in the process of interviewing, she senses that "a lot of people are going for a few jobs."
Several students noted that their parents are sources of added pressure.
"I'm going to Spain for five weeks and then I'm going to scrounge for a job," first-year College student Kyla Coyle said. "My mother told me I need to get a job when I get back."
First-year College student Aditi Palli added that while her parents have nagged her about getting a summer internship with the federal government, it was something she had wanted to do anyway.
"A little added pressure allows you to get on top of that application process," she said.
Though fourth-year College student Adam Broderson admits he "isn't responsible with money," he hasn't folded to the pressure his mother has put on him to get a summer job. Besides summer school, Broderson plans to compose as much music as he can.
"I've been working on a concerto, and I want to finish it" this summer, he said.
In addition to parental admonition, students cite the need for career experience as a prime reason for obtaining a summer job or internship.
"I'm in the E-school, and you need to get some experience with that," Kennedy said.
First-year College student Samuel White said he hopes to get an internship with a local law firm, but sees no big difference between the benefits of jobs versus internships.
"I would think they're equal in ways -- you're still gaining experience either way," he said.
Having spent last summer in Europe, Kennedy doubts that this summer will compare with her overseas travels.
White, on the other hand, was optimistic about what the summer holds for him, despite his employment plans.
"It's a time to rest and relax," he said.
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