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Rebecca Rumptz, majoring in global & international studies and in journalism, is one of just 24 students selected from a pool of about 600 applicants for the U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program, an acceptance rate of around 3 percent.

Internships vary in job specification, with some asking you to shadow existing staff and others asking you to oversee tasks or projects. Interns are being given more responsibility nowadays and the majority of internships now require at least a bachelor's degree. This distinguishes them from work experience placements.

Generally, an intern who receives school or academic credit may be an unpaid intern. If an intern is not receiving school credits, then the intern must be paid at least minimum wage, unless the intern is a “trainee” under state law. This is a narrow exemption.

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Who's Eligible Students must have completed at least their freshman year of college (24 credits) the semester before the internship, or have graduated within the past year. Students who attend or attended a community college (or 2‐year Associate program) must have completed at least 24 credits.