When I accepted my internship offer to work at Nike I was hesitant about the fact that I wouldn't start until June 17th- since our final exams were over in the end of April! I contemplated attempting to negotiate the start date, but remembered the Nike "Adrenaline" internship recruiter mentioning at the Georgetown information session that we needed to be committed to working the full ten weeks and that all interns go through the same orientation process- so I decided to just wait it out.
Now, I am so glad I am starting late because I have had the opportunity to do things I know I would have otherwise missed out on if I had started my internship earlier. For example, I was able to stick around DC another couple of weeks to see the second-year's graduation (which takes place nearly three weeks after classes let out) and to say goodbye to members of the graduating class. I also was able to go on a family vacation to Europe where I visited Budapest for the first time- and loved learning about the country's extremely-interesting political history. Last, but not least, I have had the opportunity to tie up many lose ends I neglected during the school year like doctors' appointments and spending quality time enjoying DC with my husband!
However, while the time off now seems great, I know I will be really stressed out once school starts in the fall- a mere three days after my last day of work as an intern at Nike. Unfortunately, this means that I'll miss the incoming MBA student's orientation- an event that I had hoped to attend since I will be a Career Services Peer Advisor next year. I'm sure I'll also be sad to miss all the back to school parties that my extremely-social Georgetown MBA friends will be throwing when they get back from their internships.
In the end, though, I am certain that working for Nike's Corporate Audit group will be well-worth a little extra anxiety and a few missed events at the start of the school year. I can't wait to get out to Portland and start work!
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