Category: All Things Intern

Internship Series: JD Spicer Zeb Solicitors

As part of her Study Abroad semester, Morgan Ashurian (CAS'18) learned about the criminal justice system in the UK.

Internship Series: Optum

Erostin Lushka (ENG'18) spent his summer as a software engineer, learning new coding tools and collaborating with others.

Internship Series: Deloitte

Shivansh Chaturvedi (CAS/Questrom'19) spent his summer at Deloitte's offices in India, meeting clients and learning business processes.

Internship Series: The Boston Globe

Natasha Mascarenhas (COM'19) spent her summer at the Boston Globe, immersed in breaking news and social media for a major news organization.

Making the Most of Your Internship

Congratulations on joining the 93% of BU graduates that participate in at least one internship before graduating.  This is a big deal, and it’s time to shine! Here are a few pointers before your first day: Make connections. Networking can be intimidating, but it is simply making quality connections; meeting and getting to know the ...

Internship Series: Dell EMC

William Chen ENG ’18 | Computer Engineering Software Engineering Intern CCD: Tell us about your internship experience. What were your responsibilities?  William: I wrote testing code in Python and developed an automated testing system for our Data Mobility business unit, which is part of a larger project in designing Dell EMC’s next-generation mid-range storage solution. CCD: What ...

Internship Series: Legendary Entertainment

Benjamin Lawson CAS/GRS ’18 | Computer Science Data Science Intern CCD: Tell us about your internship experience. What were your responsibilities?  Benjamin: I was responsible for an R&D project related to video and image understanding. At the end of the summer, I packaged my research into a tool that could be used across teams. I presented ...

Internship Series: General Electric – Aviation

Alejandra Flores ENG ’18 | Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Systems Design Intern CCD: Tell us about your internship experience. What were your responsibilities? AF: I verified accuracy between balloon notes on S-500 drawings to their corresponding database to manufacture as-designed engine parts; supported execution of the TERN Lube System Simulator test through data reduction and evaluation of rig ...

Internship Series: Pfizer

Brian Chirn SAR/CAS ’18 | Health Science & Biology Summer Intern/Research Assistant CCD: Tell us about your internship experience. What were your responsibilities?  Brian: I worked in the drug discovery and internal medicine department on a team of several scientists. During my time at this internship, I optimized a functional assay which tested cell surface expression ...

Internship Series: Central Michigan University

Anna Barcala CAS ’20 | Marine Science Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Researcher CCD: Tell us about your internship experience. What were your responsibilities?  Anna: I helped to come up with and plan the project that our team worked on for ten weeks, sampled nutrients daily, filtered all the nutrient samples, and analyzed and presented the findings ...