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Hello, I am a seventeen year old female. I love fashion and I love make up, I recently had gotten addicted to the new tv show Jane By Design. So, I was wondering about getting an internship for my favorite magazine, which of course, is Seventeen. I just don't quite understand, on the website it says that I must be able to receive college credits for my work, I don't know what that means. Can somebody help me out and tell me if they interned anywhere and if you liked it? Thanks a bunch! (link)
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This means that you must be enrolled in a college program where the internship is something that counts toward final grade in a required course. Take journalism for instance. You would earn a grade for that as part of a program in journalism.
Journalism is what they would be looking for you to have at Seventeen or any fashion magazine along with your knowledge of fashion you can't intern at any magazine if you have an inability to write or lack of clippings showing you can. Elementary Education won't help here.
You need to know the harsh reality of interning for that magazine or any major magazine. Don't get your heart set on being chosen. Odds are they won't get past the letter and package you send in because thousands upon thousands of people from all over the U.S. and elsewhere want 1 or 2 spots each year. I would try anyway but only after you get the college education they ask for.
Some internships a quality places other than Seventeen are easier to get and will teach you a lot. Just like any work place there's always politics, resentment or people being nasty to newcomers.
Then again, there are internships out there where it's bliss. You have to be well-researched and talk o people who have worked there and gain a sense of whether it's a positive environment and fit. I can tell you Seventeen may be a great place to work but it has its politics, is high-pressure environment and you have to be an extremely skilled writer, photographer or page designer.
You have choices to make but don't rush things. Think about them and consult parents, teachers and other trusted adults to get a sense of where your rightful place is.
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