Connect With TFAS: 2023 Fall Career Fairs + Conferences
TFAS Wants to Meet You! This fall our staff members will be attending a mix of in-person and virtual career fairs and conferences at colleges and universities all over the…
#TFAS Updates
6 Tips for Ensuring a Smooth Admissions Experience
Before You Apply Research the programs – TFAS offers Washington, DC-based programs each Fall, Spring and Summer. Each program includes a guaranteed internship placement, academic credit, housing (if applicable) and…
How to Submit Your Official Transcript to TFAS
No matter which TFAS Program you apply to, you will have to submit your official transcript to TFAS as part of the application. This post will provide information about submitting…
Application Advice from TFAS Staff
We asked our Collegiate Programs and Admissions Teams for their best application advice. Keep these tips in mind as you work on your TFAS application! Timely Transcripts Request…
5 Lessons Learned and 1 Piece of Advice to Future TFAS Students From a Journalism + Communications Program Alumnus
One important aspect of an internship is the process of self-discovery. Often, the most impactful part of a student’s TFAS summer is what they learn about themselves. This summer…
What Do Smugglers on the High Seas, Covid-19 and the New York Times Have in Common?
These are all things that TFAS student Carolina Puga Mendoza ’20, a senior at Franklin College in Indiana, experienced this summer as a participant in The 2020 Virtual Summer Program. …
Top Ten Highlights from the TFAS 2020 Virtual Summer Program
Learn about Jackie Park ’20 and her experience in the Journalism + Communications program track. Jackie Park ’20 Internship: The Washington Times Hometown: Boone, NC School: Appalachain…
15 Words and Phrases that Will Make You Sound Like a Washingtonian
If you want to sound less like a tourist and more like a local, take a look at this list of words and common phrases often heard and used here…
Connect With TFAS: November Virtual Career Fairs
TFAS Wants to Meet You! This fall our staff members will be attending Virtual Career Fairs at colleges and universities all over the country. Learn about our academic internship programs…
TFAS Spotlight – Mary Major ’18
Mary Major ’18 Hometown: Englewood, Colorado Internship: Stateside Associates College: University of Denver What was the most interesting thing you did at your internship? While I was interning at…
Capital Semester Students Explore US-Australia Relations in Webinar Briefing
2020 marks eighty years of diplomatic relations between Australia and the U.S. To commemorate this anniversary, TFAS Capital Semester students participated in a virtual conversation with two Australian diplomats, Rebecca…
TFAS Summer 2020 in Review – A Summer Like No Other!
Students logged into the program from than 40 different states. This summer, a dynamic group of nearly 200 students representing 124 colleges and universities across the country joined TFAS Virtual…
TFAS Spotlight – Mattingly Dramer ’18
Get to know Business + Government Relations program track alumna Mattingly Dramer ’18. Mattingly Dramer ’18 Hometown: Helena, Alabama Internship: Council on Responsible Nutrition College: Mississippi State University…
Capital Semester Students Experience “Where Women Made History” Through Woodrow Wilson House Tour
As the United States celebrates the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage this year, museums across the nation’s capital are paying homage to the dedicated suffragists who made a lasting impact…