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Many internships don't last the entire summer, so it's going to be tough to find housing for say, 2 months. Look for companies that offer housing for summer interns, where you will usually room with others interning at the same company. Most of the time you will be in an average to above average apartment or condo. Look for internships that pay. It used to be hard to find internships that came with a paycheck, since you would essentially be learning the entire summer. Now, there are many internships that offer decent summer wages for your work, even though you will probably not be making a significant impact in your 2-3 month tenure. Companies are willing to invest a couple thousand dollars into summer interns, and then they will hopefully pick their full-time employees from the same pool the following year when they are graduating seniors. This way, the new hires are not at square one when they start after graduating, and can transition into their new roles more easily. Not only do internships look great on the resume (biggest seller in my opinion - a MUST), they could also lead to an almost guaranteed full-time position with a company if you enjoyed your summer. That means ZERO extra stress figuring out what you will do after you graduate. What will you actually do in a summer internship? This will vary from working with other interns on meaningful projects that will help the company to simply being at the office and pushing papers. That's why it is important to really ask a lot of questions when you are interviewing, so that you actually enjoy your summer and don't have to count down the days until your return to campus. Fortunately, internship programs have become quite popular and competitive among different companies, which is good for you. This means more internship opportunities and less BS work during the hot summer months. Right now, I would say the internship hiring process is probably picking up from where it left off in the fall based on emails that I'm still getting from my old campus career center. I wonder how long those will keep coming? Get out there and get some.