[onmywhey]

Hey Community!

Looking for input as to the differences between a winter or summer internship w/ big 4. Are there cons/pros, different experience?

Anything else is helpful.

Thanks!

[wowurrcool]

An excerpt from Goingconcern.com regarding Big4 internships:

“It's important to understand the difference between an an internship and a “winternship”. An internship is where you spend all day ******* around, doing fun activities and partying with the full-time staff. A winternship is during busy season and you will probably have to do actual work…and all the people you'll be working with will be tired, miserable, and generally hate their lives. I think an internship is safer because you can be stupid/lazy and may still be able to cover it up enough to swing a full-time offer. A winternship is more likely to expose your flaws”

FAR - 87 (7/19/13)
BEC - 82 (8/29/13)
REG - 86 (10/18/13)
AUD - 91 (12/06/13)

Becker. Licensed VA CPA 12/31/13

[wowurrcool]

An excerpt from Goingconcern.com regarding Big4 internships:

“It's important to understand the difference between an an internship and a “winternship”. An internship is where you spend all day ******* around, doing fun activities and partying with the full-time staff. A winternship is during busy season and you will probably have to do actual work…and all the people you'll be working with will be tired, miserable, and generally hate their lives. I think an internship is safer because you can be stupid/lazy and may still be able to cover it up enough to swing a full-time offer. A winternship is more likely to expose your flaws”

FAR - 87 (7/19/13)
BEC - 82 (8/29/13)
REG - 86 (10/18/13)
AUD - 91 (12/06/13)

Becker. Licensed VA CPA 12/31/13

[UCMCPA]

Winter… lots of hours. Summer, not so much.

I think you should always do the Winter/Spring internship so you know the long hours you could getting into. My friends who had summer internships were struggling to get 50 hours a week.

FAR - 84
AUD - 94
REG - 86
BEC - 86

[UCMCPA]

Winter… lots of hours. Summer, not so much.

I think you should always do the Winter/Spring internship so you know the long hours you could getting into. My friends who had summer internships were struggling to get 50 hours a week.

FAR - 84
AUD - 94
REG - 86
BEC - 86

[jlough]

I did a winternship with PwC back in 2005 (damn, I'm old). I thought it was a great experience— you get a sense for what public is really like (I had a friend who ultimately decided it wasn't for her and was able to switch majors), you make a ton of money, and you get a sense of pride of having one busy season under your belt. I also feel like it gives you a leg up when you are a first year.

When I interned, most people got an offer (unless you acted like a complete jackass). But it could be different now. I don't really agree with Goingconcern.com that a winternship will expose your flaws. Your seniors are going to give you some leeway since you are an intern- plus, if you have flaws they are going to exposed anyway at some point! Better to know early so you can improve.

F- 7/13- 84
R- 10/13- 79
A- 11/13- 99
B- 1/14- 86

Licensed in PA- 3/20/2014

This exam ALMOST defeated me back in 2006-2008, but I came back and WON!

[jlough]

I did a winternship with PwC back in 2005 (damn, I'm old). I thought it was a great experience— you get a sense for what public is really like (I had a friend who ultimately decided it wasn't for her and was able to switch majors), you make a ton of money, and you get a sense of pride of having one busy season under your belt. I also feel like it gives you a leg up when you are a first year.

When I interned, most people got an offer (unless you acted like a complete jackass). But it could be different now. I don't really agree with Goingconcern.com that a winternship will expose your flaws. Your seniors are going to give you some leeway since you are an intern- plus, if you have flaws they are going to exposed anyway at some point! Better to know early so you can improve.

F- 7/13- 84
R- 10/13- 79
A- 11/13- 99
B- 1/14- 86

Licensed in PA- 3/20/2014

This exam ALMOST defeated me back in 2006-2008, but I came back and WON!

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