What I Thought About the Internship Sites in Under 500 Words

Local Site
Pros:
* I won't have to move far.
* I would get my foot in the door at a major healthcare institution.
* I would be starting my local career rather than putting it off for a year.

Cons:
* I would have to work every other weekend and alternating holidays. Ugh.
* It is not exactly the training that I need or want and there is little opportunity to expand the current training.

Iowa Site
Pros:
* I would get my foot in the door at a major government site.
* It is exactly the training I would want.
* It is APA approved and is a site that would look great on my vitae.

Cons:
* I would have to move 6.5 hours away.
* I would have to do a lot of commuting between two locations.
* I don't know if I would ever actually work for said major government sites.
* I don't think I could live on the stipend given and would likely have to take out more loans (although I guess this is a concern in both places).

So there you have it. I don't know who I'm ranking first yet. And I may not wind up with either site if I don't "match". Stay tuned until the end of February for this exciting news! :P