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offered by our career development advisor that provides students additional professional development or career support. These are offered throughout the semester and supplement the learning from your LEAD seminars. Some ELO topics in the past have been a seminar on how to write a federal resume, Excel and LinkedIn workshops, and a senior series focused on getting a job after graduation. • Federal Agency- A federal agency is one that is part of the executive branch, whose chief officer is a cabinet- level Secretary. Examples of this include Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of Justice. Interns working for federal agencies will most likely be subject to a federal background check. • Financial Aid- Our financial aid team will work with you to provide you assistance with paying for our program. Many of the scholarships that we provide are determined based on your school and state residency, while others are private scholarships that you may apply for separately. If you have any questions about financial aid opportunities, please email financialaid@twc.edu. • Government Funded Agency- A government funded agency is one whose operations are supported through money incorporated into the federal budget. While these organizations are not federal agencies, interns that work at these organizations may still be subject to a federal background check. • Global Competencies- The global competencies program is for international students at a non-US institution who are either senior, recently graduated, or graduate students. Global competencies students participate in a four day a week internship and have programming on Fridays to build professionalism and career-oriented skills. Global competencies students do not have an evening course component. • Housing Deposit- Each student living in the Residential Academic Facility is responsible for a $300 refundable housing deposit that allows us to cover any damages to your room incurred during your stay during the semester. The deposit needs to be paid at the completion of the community profile. If you have concerns about your ability to pay the $300 deposit, please speak with your pre-arrival advisor. • InternConnect- InternConnect is an oversight tool that you can use to see which organizations your materials have been sent to as part of the internship matching process. It is merely a way to track this list; you cannot contact site partners or schedule interviews through InternConnect. InternConnect can be accessed through your Student Portal. • Internship Matching Process- This is the process through which your pre-arrival advisor will assist you in finding a great internship aligned with your interests and goals. Together with our site relations team, we will work to find organizations that support the work that you'd like to do. Your packet of materials (the statement of professional interest, resume, transcript, issues essay, and letters of recommendation) will be "referred" to different organizations that we feel will be a good fit; from there, organizations will reach out directly to you to schedule interviews. As you interview and receive offers, you will work together with your pre-arrival advisor to determine which organization will be the best fit for you for the duration of your time in DC. • Internship- The internship component of our program is how you will spend the majority of your time with us while you're here in DC. You will participate in your internship Monday through Thursday, approximately 32 hours a week. The tasks you take on during your experience will be different for each student, so it's important to know what type of work you would ideally like to be doing while working with your organization. While we work with all of our site partners to provide substantive, hands-on work for each intern, it is important to note that internships regularly have a component of administrative work to support the operations of your internship site. • Interview- An interview is the first step of the process for many organizations to determine whether you are a good fit to join them for your time in DC. This is a great opportunity to show who you are outside of your resume and ask questions that will help with your own decision making process. The vast majority of interviews will take place over the phone or through video conferencing software like Skype or Zoom and will be scheduled directly between you and the organization themselves. You can find many resources about how to successfully interview here. If you are nervous about interviewing, you can work with your pre-arrival advisor to do a practice interview or gain valuable tips and tricks about how to ace your interview. Most students do two or three interviews before selecting their internship, however many students accept a position with the first organization they interview with. • Issues Essay- The issues essay is part of your application packet and serves as your writing sample for us and for potential internship sites. The issues essay should be about an issue you are passionate about and should be no longer than two pages single-spaced. You can find a few issues essay samples here. • J-1 Visa- Students who attend a non-US university and are not US citizens will need a J-1 Visa to participate in one of our programs. Before being officially accepted into the program, one of our staff members will contact you about a J-1 Visa interview to determine whether you are a good fit for our program. Once you have been admitted to our program and subsequently placed at an internship, our pre-arrival and international teams will work with you and our J-1 Visa Specialist to ensure proper completion of visa paperwork and discuss next steps. www.twc.edu

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