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From: pfm@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Pam Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: Summer Internships in Computer Science
Message-ID: <5020001@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 4 Aug 88 22:40:48 GMT
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>/ hpfcdc:comp.edu / spolsky@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Joel Spolsky) /  6:33 pm  Jul 31, 1988 /
>I am interested in hearing from undergraduates in Computer Science who
>have spent the past summer in any kind of internship in Computer
>Science. I would like to compile a list of such programs to make
>available via the net. I am especially interested in hearing your
>evaluations of the program. 

>Useful points to mention are:
>-location
  IBM in Lexington, KY and Kingston, NY
  HP in Fort Collins, CO.


>-transportation arrangements
  For all my interns/co-ops I arranged my own transportation. Both companies
  will pay for travel to and from the work location and school/home. 

>-approximate number of participants
  IBM in Lexington had about 100 participants when I was there, Kingston had
  around 50, and HP in Fort Collins has approximately 50. These are all numbers
  for the site only, I don't have any figures for the total program.

>-housing
  IBM personnel departments dealt with differently. The Lexington site provided
  us with a list of apt's and their approximate rental cost. They also had a
  program set up with a furniture rental company for a slight price break if
  we needed to rent furniture. They also provided a list of other interns that
  were looking for roommates. The Kingston site provided a list of possible
  roommates. Like I said, this depends on the personnel dept at the location.
  HP at Fort Collins sets up a specific apt complex each summer for the SEEDs.
  You are not obligated to live there, but the rent is cheaper (HP sets up
  a deal like if we get all these people to move in - give them a price
  break) and there are a lot of other SEEDs close by. They also set you up
  with a roommate if you want one.

>-work atmosphere
 IBM is a lot different than HP from the SEED/intern/co-op point of view.
 There is a lot I could write about this (pages and pages) but instead of
 making this any longer than it needs to be, I'll just leave it like that.
 If anyone would like to know about the differences or anything else,
 please e-mail me. I would be more than happy to answer any questions you
 might have.


>Joel Spolsky

Pam Miller

For some reason this editor has the "at" key bound to something else so I'll
have to fake my e-mail address. Where there is a # sign, substitute in a
"at" sign (the little a in a circle).

pfm#hpfcla.HP.COM 
     or
millerp#silver.bacs.indiana.edu
     or
iuvax!silver!millerp

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