Forgot to add agree with Jocoyn, my husband is in engineering and got there by being hands on vrs. school but today you need both. My daughter no only summer co-ops but she also plays the game well. She was president of the National Honor Society at her high school, now she is vice president of her schools chapter of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). She also sits on complex council and is involved in a lot of leadership activities. A snobby Air Force recruiter once told her she didn't have enough leadership so she is going to not only have her degrees but enough leadership experience that if she does go the military route she wants to be his boss. LOL Her summer internships have been at places that have a lot of military contacts and she has made contacts in the field who are offering her more summer internships. She does grunt work all summer and gets very dirty but she loves it and it pays very well.
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