“Try everything” you can while studying, advises CU Denver alum Natalie Maul Ruskaup. “Employers really value people who know where they want to be. Take risks while the stakes are low,” she says.

"My internship has given me the confidence that I can make a living out here and it filled in some gaps about the film industry that I did not learn while in a classroom setting,” says Ashley Vaughn.

CU Denver students filled 16 of the 20 internships offered by Meow Wolf when they were building their massive exhibition in Denver.