I am currently finishing my junior year in accounting and am interviewing with Big 4 firms for audit internships winter/summer 2026. Does anyone swear by a winter internship that being on during the busy season is more significant than what I could learn during the summer?

I’ve also been told if your end goal is to exit public accounting you should audit in cities where certain industries of interest are more prevalent. Is this the case, and if so, where can I research locations / learn more?

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The summer internship in my experience was being in La La land and having minimal work. Basically just a lot of networking with the people at the firm, going to lunches, happy hours, and doing online self-study courses for much of the day.

The winter internship you’re basically thrown into the fire and expected to make real contributions. You may be capped at 40 hrs/week but everyone else that works there isn’t, so minimal opportunities to network outside of your work teams. You do get valuable experience though, and a better insight for what to expect when you join the firm full time.

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If it’s possible work both a winter and summer internship. A winter internship will give you insight into the work life balance during busy season where a summer internship will give you insight into the overall culture at the firm.

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You’re going to get a lot more out of a winter internship.

I'm sure you have great grades.. keep it up.. that is Paramount.. explore your options. You're too young to know what direction you wanna go in.

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