This message is expressed very well here [1]. Tl;dr internships are helpful to students for a variety of reasons, like making applicants more valuable to employ

This message is expressed very well here [1]. Tl;dr internships are helpful to students for a variety of reasons, like making applicants more valuable to employers, making programming less of an abstract concept, and exposing them to interesting subfields of computer science. [1] https://getatechinternship.com/2020/04/27/why-do-i-need-an-internship/ https://getatechinternship.com/2020/04/27/why-do-i-need-an-i...