Name: Alice Year: Junior Major(s): Economics, Piano Performance Minor(s): BIP CFS Program: Business Field Studies My internship this summer at NextGen Growth Partners has taught me much about the private equity industry. Through the daily tasks that the interns are assigned, I assisted with and saw how the deal process works from its origination to closing. With NextGen…
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Victor learns new skills at his CFS internship
Name: Victor Year: Junior Major(s): Economics, International Studies CFS Program: Business Field Studies The best part of the internship has definitely been the working environment. The first week my desk was positioned in one of the newly opened office areas, so there weren’t many people near me. Even though they were all in software solutions, they introduced themselves…
JP has a fantastic CFS experience
Name: JP Year: Junior Major(s): Computer Science Minor(s): Business CFS Program: Business Field Studies My experiences with CFS have been fantastic. Frankly speaking, it is nearly impossible to get a practical work experience while attending school. But CFS really gave us the opportunity to implement what we have learned in class into a professional setting. Also, CFS classes…
Pallas Has a Phenomenal Learning Experience at Bootler
Name: Pallas Year: Junior Major(s): Communication Studies Minor(s): BIP, Creative Writing CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities My internship has been a phenomenal learning experience so far. The most surprising thing for me with this internship is that seeing as the company is a startup, there was no particular period for training or adjusting to the system. As…
CFS Experience Exceeds Mariel’s Expectations
Name: Mariel Year: Junior Major(s): Cultural Anthropology and Science in Human Culture Minor(s): Global Health Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities When I started looking for summer opportunities this year, it became clear that I wanted/needed a little more guidance with the internship process. Unlike many Northwestern students, I hadn’t done an internship during the summer yet….
Maria on Her Internship Experience at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Name: Maria Year: Junior Major(s): Psychology, Legal Studies Minor(s): CFS Program: Legal Field Studies As soon as I started the internship search process, I was pretty set on the idea of working at a private law firm. Ever since I decided to pursue law as a potential career, I always imagined myself, post-law school, in a big private,…
Katy for Companies That Care
Name: Katy Year: Junior Major(s): Mathematics, Statistics Minor(s): CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice I am currently a Junior, studying Mathematics and Statistics. I chose to participate in Chicago Field Studies to see where my analytic skills could take me, outside of academia and finance. Thus I chose an internship doing data analytics for…
Kathryn at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Name: Kathryn Year: Junior Major(s): Political Science Minor(s): French Language CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities The first thing that comes to mind for Chicago Field Studies is, of course, the internship. Without diminishing the magnitude of the experience I had at the Attorney General’s Office, the CFS Humanities class was an absolutely integral component…
Cara at Common Cause Illinois
Name: Cara Year: Junior Major(s): Anthropology, Legal Studies Minor(s): CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice As an anthropology major, I am often asked what I want to do after I get my undergraduate degree. Usually, I deflect, and perhaps mention that I have a second major or that I have background in these three,…
Joanna at Two Penny Blue
Name: Joanna Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace I am interning at a social enterprise called Two Penny Blue, located in Chicago’s Southport Corridor. Two Penny Blue is an omnichannel retail brand, selling both online and in its flagship store. Its core mission is to educate, empower, and…
Ailyn at O’Brien Law
Name: Ailyn Year: Sophomore Major(s): History, Legal Studies Minor(s): CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice I declared a Legal Studies major during my second year at Northwestern, and I was fascinated by the social implications of law. During my fall quarter, I was enrolled in a class in which we discussed the effects of law…
Rosalie at Davidson & Seseri, LLC
Name: Rosalie Year: Junior Major(s): Political Science, Legal Studies Minor(s): Classics with a Greek Concentration CFS Program: Legal Field Studies My first week of Chicago Field Studies was characterized by high demand and lifestyle change. CFS is a new experience and a quite rigorous one; however, it has allowed me to push myself passed my goals and…