University of Dreams is an all-inclusive, destination internship program, according to an article by insideVANDY. The company provides many college students the opportunity to get an internship with a big name company. These positions may have otherwise been impossible without the necessary connections. In addition to the internship, students also are provided housing, transportation to and from work, food and the option of a variety of weekend trips.
"We want students to stop and really think about what they want out of their lives before they jump into a career that perhaps was indicted by the major they chose, or that their parents want them to do," Eric Lochtefeld, CEO and founder of University of Dreams, said in the article. "Students must think by and hard about what it is that makes them happy ... so that they are able to say ‘I had the courage to live the life I want to live.'"
The company currently has 13 programs worldwide in 11 different cities. Its most popular program is in New York City, followed by their program in the Los Angeles area.
Because internships are so important as of late, many people are wondering whether the current economic crisis will affect how easy it is for students to secure a good internship.
"We have over 2,000 employers that we work with and we have reached out to almost all of them this fall," he said in the article "The indication is that they're re-upping with us and that there are going to be even more people this year to fill the open positions."
However, the individual intern might find it harder to get an internship because of the economy, making companies like University of Dreams a valued resource.
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