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I thought internships and co-ops during breaks are now common?

Depends on the major/industry sector...
Posted: 04/25/2024 at 02:40 PM ET
(In response to this post by bigbadbird)

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People with college kids... do you encourage them to come home or stay at
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 09:13 AM ET
If they're at Tech, Blacksburg in the summer is glorious. My oldest is...
hokiehill1117 • 04/26/24 08:32 AM ET
mine stays in nyc all year
MrBayAreaHokie • 04/25/24 05:01 PM ET
exactly- we already have to pay for an apartment
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 06:27 PM ET
Come home. Really? They of course can make their own choice but certainly
UTPr0sim • 04/25/24 03:31 PM ET
I wish mine stayed at school.
HokieByWater • 04/25/24 02:20 PM ET
I leave the choice to them. It encourages them to make grown up decisions.
Spud • 04/25/24 01:49 PM ET
Come home, always....
Hokie_N_NC • 04/25/24 12:11 PM ET
ALWAYS welcome at home. We're no kind of helicopter parents and I know my
BG Hokie • 04/25/24 11:50 AM ET
Their choice -- which has been/is likely to be stay at school
Hokie Fiji • 04/25/24 11:36 AM ET
We use various football/basketball weekends as an excuse to visit her.
No Clue • 04/25/24 11:23 AM ET
Same here
Hokie Fiji • 04/25/24 11:48 AM ET
My son rarely came home except on breaks...
vthhhi • 04/25/24 10:33 AM ET
can't have enough good teachers in this world.**
VT Pez4Life • 04/25/24 10:47 AM ET
congrats**
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 10:33 AM ET
Mine is a sophomore in HS still, but I predict we will go visit him vs. him
99VT • 04/25/24 10:22 AM ET
my son is 3.5 and still ****s himself...can't answer it!
VT Pez4Life • 04/25/24 10:15 AM ET
i had a kid **** himself until 4
MrBayAreaHokie • 04/25/24 09:14 PM ET
Still probably smarter than a lot of the college students nowadays.**
HokieNoVA • 04/25/24 11:26 AM ET
I dont encourage either way. She knows when she needs a break**
HokieJamie • 04/25/24 10:12 AM ET
son is finishing up his freshman year
JoesterVT • 04/25/24 10:08 AM ET
Shouldn't they decide what they want to do in their time between semesters?
EDGEMAN • 04/25/24 10:03 AM ET
well- they want to not work and have no schedule is my current opinion**
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 10:06 AM ET
AH, no money no stay was my rule. Work or got to school. You have 2
UTPr0sim • 04/25/24 03:33 PM ET
yeah ok- agree
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 03:40 PM ET
I thought internships and co-ops during breaks are now common? ◄
Baltimore Hokie • 04/25/24 02:40 PM ET
they are common unless you dodge them**
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 02:45 PM ET
…ma, the meatloaf !**
chumley • 04/25/24 10:51 AM ET
pretty much- except it's a girl**
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 11:18 AM ET
Then encourage them to work a summer job. Hard manual labor it best for...
EDGEMAN • 04/25/24 10:12 AM ET
After my freshman year I got an offer to apprentice with an electrician
Vienna_Hokie • 04/25/24 11:16 AM ET
i had a similar experience- it sped things up **
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 11:17 AM ET
agree**
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 10:16 AM ET
Can't say I really "encourage" anything. They are becoming a grown-up
Tafkam Hokie • 04/25/24 09:59 AM ET
Son graduated VT last May....I encouraged him to stay at school but....
BleedinOandM • 04/25/24 09:29 AM ET
I encourage them to get a job and live where the job is**
VT Pops • 04/25/24 09:25 AM ET
Mine has pretty much stayed at school but he's 11 hours away by car
Vienna_Hokie • 04/25/24 09:23 AM ET
i have one we agreed could get an apartment but they want to come home
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 09:26 AM ET
Local friends? We moved here when he graduated HS, so this is not home
Vienna_Hokie • 04/25/24 09:33 AM ET
yes probably- but 14 weeks is a long time to commit and find out after 3
bigbadbird • 04/25/24 09:41 AM ET