My Summer as a PORES Research Fellow

Ljuben Atov, COL ’26, Skopje, N. Macedonia

This summer was unique, a great learning opportunity, and lots of fun. I was a summer research fellow at the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies, where I had the opportunity …

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Building Skills in AI: My Summer Internship at E-Strategy

Ethan Wang, COL ’26, Naperville, IL

This past summer, I was fortunate to complete an internship with E-Strategy International Inc. as a Software Engineer Intern, supported by funding from Penn Career Services. The internship, based in Hoboken, NJ, lasted nine …

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My Summer Experience in the Weissman Lab

Margaret Hu, COL ’28, Richmond Hill, Ontario

Even before coming to Penn, I was extremely interested in immunology and vaccine development. When I saw that Penn’s own researcher, Dr. Weissman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in …

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Cross-Border Perspectives: My Journey into the world of M&A

Samuli Sistonen, WH ’27, Helsinki, Finland

This past summer, I had the privilege of joining Fredericks Michael & Co. (FM&Co.) as a Summer Analyst in their Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) internship program in New York. At FM&Co, I was part …

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Interning at a Hedge Fund and Having Fun in Shenzhen

Yuchen Liu, WH ’28, Philadelphia, PA

Thanks to the Career Services fund, I was able to accept an internship at one of the largest hedge funds in China that manages over 1 billion dollars in asset. I spent 3 months …

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Bridging Business Insight and Social Impact: My Summer at Philadelphia Insurance Companies

Joshua Narcisse, COL ’27, Peekskill, NY

This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a Summer Marketing Associate with the Home Office Marketing and Sales team at Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY). Over ten weeks, I gained hands-on experience in …

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Diplomacy in Action: A Summer at the Bulgarian Consulate

Asen Nechev, COL ’28, Tromso, Norway & Sofia, Bulgaria

This summer, I had the honor of working as an intern at the Consulate General of Bulgaria in New York. Over the course of two months, I became part of a …

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My Summer at SpaceX

Lui Gardner, COL ’26, Haworth, NJ

This summer I interned at SpaceX in Los Angeles on the Business Operations Purchasing team. The role gave me the opportunity to contribute directly to projects that supported both day-to-day operations and long-term planning. …

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My Summer with 10,000 Labmates (a.k.a. Fruit Flies)

Sophia Liu, COL ’26, Cincinnati, OH

Most people spend their summers at the beach, maybe with sand between their toes. I spent mine with flies crawling up the sides of test tubes. Not the houseflies buzzing around your picnic, but …

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My Summer Working in Regulatory Affairs

Aksa Choudhry, COL ’26, Sicklerville, NJ

As a Health & Societies major with a concentration in Bioethics, I’ve always been drawn to the intersection of medicine, policy, and public health infrastructure. This summer, I had the opportunity to work as …

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