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Takes a lot of guts for a company to say "Pay us so that you can eventually work here." And it's such a tough time for young folks these days that they essenti

• patio11 16y ago
  If you read carefully, the scenario appears to be "Pay university based on number of credit hours applied to degree" + "Get credit hours for internship". The student is not paying the company. My alma mater put a similar rule in place regarding study abroad: credits transferring from study abroad programs would be charged at the university's standard rates regardless of the cost of the underlying program. (This was effectively a wash for me, since Japan was a high-cost option, but it was highly detrimental to folks who would e.g. use a year in Israel or any of a few African destinations at $5k to get a year of credit which normally cost about $40k.) (There is another scenario, in which students -- well, rich parents -- pay brokers to arrange internships for e.g. DC governmental institutions. Someone I know works at one such broker, where commercially reasonable best efforts to find a placement cost about $10k. She's deeply conflicted about their business model and is quitting soon largely because of it.)
  • kd0amg 16y ago
    The article definitely said Dream Careers was selling internships to students.
    • phamilton 16y ago
      Those weren't their own though. Dream Careers is like an unemployment agency for internships. You pay them a fee and they find you an internship. They even figure everything out for you (housing, travel, etc.).