Internship Experience

When I hear my fellow peers that work at Capitol Hill (or “Hillterns”) discuss their internship experience, I am very grateful to have spent my summer internship at The Institute of World Politics. Instead of being sent to grab coffee constantly or sitting at a desk looking at social media with nothing to do, I…

My internship at IWP has been a fantastic experience and an opportunity for which I will be forever grateful. I met and learned from so many great people over the course of this summer and appreciate how each one has contributed to making this internship meaningful for me.

As an International Relations student at King’s College London in England with no prior work experience in Washington, D.C., I began my internship at The Institute of World Politics very unsure of what to expect. 

My first time visiting IWP, I remarked at how small it looked from the outside. I entered on the first day as bewildered and anxious as the other interns in the room. I didn’t know at that time just how much I would love being in and working at this institution.

I can honestly say that my internship at IWP was the perfect introduction to living and working in Washington, D.C. 

The summer of 2015 gave me an opportunity for growth, which I can unreservedly say changed my life. The Institute of World Politics instilled in me a commitment to work in international politics, a deep appreciation for the instruments of global power, and a community of brilliant and dedicated individuals that became like a family…

There is a unique and exciting atmosphere at IWP. I had just finished another internship and was expecting to do the monotonous, “intern required” tasks that I had done before, but I was ecstatic to realize that this wasn’t the case.

Starting on the first day, interns at IWP are placed alongside practitioners of intelligence and security matters who provide an unrivaled opportunity to learn from the faculty’s wealth of public and private sector experiences.

In searching for an internship in Washington, D.C., I knew I was looking for a few key traits that could guarantee a valuable, worthwhile experience. I was certain of my passion for national security, of my desire to be challenged, and of the urgent significance of the semester, as I knew I would be graduating…

Unlike many of the other interns who have backgrounds in international relations or political science, I entered my internship at The Institute of World Politics as a rising senior from Colorado Christian University with a Business Administration major and an International Business emphasis.