Comparing Experiential Learning with Traditional Internships

wasn't even planned, it all happened naturally. No one forced me to do anything. Plus, it was exactly in line with my major, which is the most amazing thing— I literally had a course in “ event planning,” and I was thinking, “ When will I need this?” This is stupid. When will I plan an event? And it turned out that SCT is event planning, which is quite funny. And I'm sitting here thinking, "Damn, I just got six credits for hanging out, driving, learning from people who have already achieved something, meeting cool people, learning a lot, and seeing so many interesting things." And some of my classmates got internships at some random company in Pittsburgh. A friend of mine got a job at an asphalt paving company where he was paid minimum wage for working 40-plus hours a week doing all sorts of nonsense, and he got the same six credits as me . Why? You just have to ask. So if you're in college and you need an internship, see what the requirements are and just go talk to people. No one refuses free help. You could go to your local track and they would probably show you how to use this track preparation equipment, how to work the traffic lights, all that stuff . And you know what? You would probably get on the track for free. It's just that no one will come to you with these things. You have to