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Hey guys! I'll be having my college internship in a few months. What are some of the things you were tasked to do during your internship? Did you learn anything?

I created a video streaming app in Flash. I learned far more during those 6 months then the rest of college combined.

I was lucky in that the company I worked for actually let me work on cool stuff, but a lot of internships don't give you the chance. I would find out from where you're interning what kind of stuff you might be doing if you're not sure.

Also, I mentor interns now and its hard to gauge their ability before they start, so impress them early and they'll trust you with more responsibility.

As long as you will work on real projects, I'd say internship; you'll probably learn a lot more.