Summer internship dilemma

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I have been accepted for a summer internship position in the OR at a surgical center and now find myself in a bit of a dilemma and would like some opinions. I applied for this through my school with the general assumption that I would be working 3, 12 hour shifts (my mistake for assuming). I live 45+ minutes away from the surgical center and medical campus, which I was aware of when applying. This drive would be manageable if I had received a 3, 12 hour shift schedule/week. My car has 140K miles on it and has had many repairs costing upwards of $4,000 in the past 3 years. I am worried that my car may not make it until my May 2018 graduation and receiving a 5 day/week schedule for this internship has definitely increased my concern. I do not have the means to just buy a new car if it breaks down within the next year.

A month ago I emailed the internship coordinator sharing my concerns about the drive and asking if there was anything that could be done. Well it took a week for her to get back to me only after I had followed up on my initial email. She was understanding and offered to ask other students in the program if they would want to switch placements. I emailed back promptly stating that was a wonderful idea and could be very helpful. Well she never sent out an email to the group or followed up with me. I eventually found out how to email the other students in the internship and asked if anyone would want to switch. I received a reply quickly from an enthusiastic student. I then emailed my coordinator asking if this switch would be okay as we had previously discussed. She responded that it may be difficult because of paperwork but that she would run it by the hospital and get a final word the next day. Well that was over a week ago and I emailed her back asking if she had heard anything and still haven't heard from her. My gut feeling is that the switch is not going to happen.

This whole process has been quite frustrating because of lack of clear communication and assumptions on my part. I feel like the placement could have been an easy switch had it been initiated when I was told my coordinator would do it. I know that my car issues are my own and not my school's problem to deal with, but I believe I brought this to the attention of my coordinator in a reasonable time frame.

I am stuck between continuing on in this internship or finding a CNA job close by. Anyone have any opinions or advice they can offer me? Thank you.

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