I'm a Harvard student, and I struggled to find a summer internship. I'm worried about my future in this tough job market.

Adrian Bogdan

Over the last spring semester, my friends and I bemoaned our common predicament as Harvard College juniors: the difficulty of landing a summer internship. Even with the stellar qualifications that brought us here, it has not been enough to satisfy the demands of countless external companies. Many parents mostly send their children to college — especially an Ivy League institution like Harvard — to "see a return on investment." For students like me, the fear of not being able to produce a