What’s NU? asked students about the benefits of their summer 2025 internships. Here’s what they said.

Danielle Dinafo, Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics

Delaware County (IT department)

“An internship gives you so much experience before going into the real world. It gives you a taste of what you’ll be working with. I learned things in my internship that I wasn’t taught in my course work. What I was taught, I got to do hands-on, working with a team.”

Danisha Ortega, Marketing

Dipentino Real Estate

“Internships are training for real life. They give you hands-on experience before you move on to the real world. It’s like the experience that nurses get in clinical rotations.”

Megan Foody, Communications and Digital Media

Philly PR Girl

“They gave all six interns real work immediately. I write their weekly blog, track engagement on social media, help run Instagram for the Darren Daulton Foundation, take b-roll video, work on our client newsletter, write press releases, and film TikToks. It’s really fun.”

Jada Collier, Business Administration

Lumina Direct

“You find out if you actually like doing the work.”

Luke Sykes, Finance and Accounting

National Financial Network

“The two internships at Neumann really opened my eyes. Last year’s was not the right role for me. It was a lot of sitting at a desk doing financial analysis. This year, I searched for something that would give me the freedom to make my own schedule and network with people. This one exposed me to the endless possibilities that come for a financial advisor.”

Mateus Alves Lopes Da Sliva, Business and Finance

GameDay Athletics

“Some things you can’t learn during classes. Hands-on is a better way to learn, and I learned a lot about coaching and business - that you must have a purpose for everything you do.”

Terell Ray, Marketing

Key Precision Marketing

“I’m introverted so speaking to people I didn’t know was a challenge for me from the start. Over time, though, it got easy and became natural to me. It’s important to get this experience while you’re young and still in school.”

Victoria Zetusky, Accounting

DELCORA (regional wastewater management)

“Being in the field is so much different than being in class. Internships provide insights into what your career can look like, and mine reaffirmed that I’m making the right decision about my future career.”