Internship Position
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Internship Position
I just was contacted about an Internship opprotunity with the Quandel Group, a general contractor out of Pennsilvania. I will be working for their Westerville, Ohio office. the project that I am working on is in Springfield, Ohio. I took the position but I have a question for all of you very knowlegable people here. This internship is for 6 months and is full time. I have to be enrolled as a full time student to be covered under my mom's insurance policy and I won't be able to do this. I need to have insurance to pay for daily medications, so what should I do? I am allowed to take one quarter off per year through her policy so that will cover the summer, but what about the fall? I thought about signing up for one class and being part time in the fall and getting insurance through Ohio State University. If anybody has any other ideas I would appreciate your input. Thanks all.
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Talk to your school... you may still be able to be registered with the university as a full time student, but on leave... I'm not sure how that all works, but I'm sure they'd know a lot about it. Is there any way you can get enough of your daily meds to cover whatever part of the fall term you're not in school? And depending on your school's requirement for full time (many places it's only 12 credits) you may be able to take online courses or something to cover being a full time student. But you know, you'll probably still be covered, since you're not a real professional, you know... Maybe they'll "understand". Best bet would be to ask the insurance company to make sure, and then ask school personnel. Whatever you do, don't give up this position... the most important thing for young professionals is experience... even six months of experience is better than nothing! And congrats on getting the position!
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You need to talk to the co-op advisor at your school. A typical internship only lasts over the summer, but in a co-op you alternate terms with a work assignment and school. This is really what it sounds like you are doing with this internship.
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I spoke to my human resources friends, where I work. We have year round interns where I work, but most are for the summer. As long as the internship is considered part of your education, you are still considered to be a full-time student while you are working as an intern. Your college should be kept in the loop, on the details of your internship. But you would do that anyways if your getting credits for it. If the internship is longer than six months, the company you are working for should have special medical insurance, just for the time period you are with them. Or they may agree to reimburse you for any medical bills that you have paid out of your pocket, while being their intern.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
Hope this helps. Good luck!
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Talk to your advisor. My senior year I took 9 hours of internship in Sports Med, but I could have had 12. The only requirement is the number of hours I worked and it had to be documented and signed off by my supervisor. You may also want to look into Independent Study course. It is normally what schools use for a blanket course where a long internship is required.
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