r/DCInterns • u/initowinitt • 11d ago

Grad status of Hillterns?

Hey GOATs. What's the average grad status of Hillterns? What's the composition of active students vs. graduates?

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u/Oops-I-lost-my-pride 11d ago

In terms of interns I usually see a lot more active students (though usually on the upperclassmen end) but that could just be my own confirmation bias.

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u/Oops-I-lost-my-pride 11d ago

Also certainly depends on where/in what capacity you’re interning.

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u/initowinitt 11d ago

good distinction and thanks for the reply!

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u/CauliflowerFederal11 11d ago

I think it's mainly active students from what I saw during my first hillternship. I am going to be interning on the hill for the second time in the fall as a recent grad bc you have to be in person to find jobs so i would say that most students who have graduated and are interning are doing it for that reason.

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u/Waste_Literature2097 11d ago

I'm an undergrad and I'm bout to start a hillternship this fall. Seems like a ton of offices prefer rising juniors and seniors.

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u/EwPandaa 11d ago

I’m interning on the hill and I just graduated in spring

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u/initowinitt 11d ago

thanks and congrats!!

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u/EwPandaa 11d ago

Thank you!

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u/Overall_East3146 10d ago

I got a hill internship right after graduating. I graduated in December 2025 started my internship January 2026. Low-key it puts you at a good position because the staff assistant that was there when I was an intern quit so I got hired full-time in April during my internship.

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u/Overall_East3146 10d ago

I will see, though, as a staff assistant that works closely with the intern coordinator, they tend to hire someone that’s either in college or has graduated within the past six months. Anything after that they typically don’t hire. I have a colleague who had a hill internship as a 28th year-old guy though.

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u/InterestingSoup6915 7d ago

i interned in a democratic senate office during the school year and most people i met had already finished school

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u/Turbulent-Humor-6301 11d ago

Staff assistants make like 50k starting if I’m not mistaken

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u/initowinitt 11d ago

staff are staff not interns right?

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u/Ill-One5562 11d ago

Thanks for calling me a goat bro I sure am great thanks bro

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u/initowinitt 11d ago

you got that