Opinion | The Canon  The internship appeal  While we often cite
our location in Manhattan to explain Columbia and Columbians
(Why are we so competitive? New York. Why are we so stressed
out? New York. Why are we so diverse? New York.), being situated
in the city does provide an undeniable access to certain
industries. For students interested in finance, consulting, the
arts, fashion, journalism, publishing, or international politics
and civil society, by the very fact of our presence in New York,
not to mention our Ivy League credentials, we are afforded
certain opportunities to explore our professional interests that
are not so easily within the reach of other students.
Internships promise us experience. They allow us to explore our
interests outside of the classroom and help us learn more about
how what we study could translate into actual work once we
graduate. Theoretically, they provide us with a foot in the door
through contacts and experience to help us land not just any
job, but the job we really wan