Word: program
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...Weissman program requires that students already have confirmation of their internship offer before they apply in the late winter...
Despite the emphasis on individuals' initiative in finding internships, Pavese insists that OCS does provide significant resources to students interested in the program, which has awarded funding to some 20 to 25 students annually in recent years...
...There's a lot of opportunity for students to come here for the strategy and research needed to pursue internships," Pavese says. "We don't have lists of internships, because part of what the program values is finding internships that fit students well...
Several students said the encouragement they gained from OCS-sponsored meetings about the Weissman program gave them an impetus for the internship search...
...program is special because [the Weissmans] encourage you to do things outside of your academic field in a new context," Waters says. "There's an enormous difference between what you learn from [Stone Professor of International Trade] Jeffrey D. Sachs ['76] and what you learn that these organizations are actually doing on the ground...