Now that they’ve returned to campus, Scripps College students are sharing some of the incredible internship experiences they had this summer. We debuted a few earlier this month; here’s another selection for you to read.
A High Rise
The view from Sarah (Hee Yeon) Chung ’15’s twelfth story office (above) in the heart of Los Angeles is a firm reminder of the power of a Scripps education.
“It’s been such an eye-opening experience,” the rising junior says of her summer internship. “I’ve been working on research examining women in finance, creating a presentation on that topic and drafting multi-office business strategies for the legal segment, while participating in conference calls and meetings between projects.”
An economics and music major, Chung spent the summer working with City National Bank in their private client services division. The on-the-job experience has been invaluable in helping her understand the complexities of the banking industry.
“It’s been an awesome summer,” she says.
Gaming the System
Szeyin Lee ’14 is the envy of gaming enthusiasts everywhere when they learn she spent the summer interning at Electronic Arts, one of the biggest names in the industry.
As an associate analyst intern at the Silicon Valley-based company, Lee built statistical models to better understand the evolving preferences and behaviors of its customers. “As we get to know our customers better,” she says, “we can improve addressing their needs, craft relevant marketing messages, adjust the pricing model, and build more engaging games.”
Lee currently majors in cognitive science and plans to add computer science as a second major this fall.
“I gained so much in-depth knowledge in one specific field [at EA],” she says. “At Scripps, I learn about the world because I am constantly exposed to so many different perspectives.”
Representing Men
Jade Ulrich ’14 traveled north to work for Miss Representation in San Francisco, helping create The Mask You Live In, a new documentary about men and masculinity in America. She instantly felt at home in her new environment.
“I loved the MR offices,” she says. “I really felt that I was a part of the team there.”
Mask asks how American society treats our young boys and was fully funded through a Kickstarter campaign that raised more than $100,000 from more than 2,400 backers. It examines “how gender stereotypes are interconnected with race, class, and circumstance, and how kids are further influenced by the education system, sports culture, and mass media- video games and pornography in particular.”
Ulrich’s time at Miss Representation taught her the long and often tedious process that comes with making a film, which opens in spring 2014. “I really like that the work I did this summer will be recognizable in the film,” she says.