That is what i initially thought when i started university (UK) but these last couple of years i've been looking at summer jobs and both years had to turn places down that i had applied to because i'd already accepted a job elsewhere. While you are at college/uni find yourself a holiday job - i'd recommend if possible getting one with a smaller company (i worked for one with 9 employees) since they'll really aprechiate your work since you'll probably know more than they do and it'll look great on your CV to say i completed this whole project that made the company $xx,xxx or saved them 15hours a day etc... You'll also get some good connections and you'll learn a **** of a lot more than you expected to, trust me! Ok the money will probably be crap but it's the experience you need. Now when you leave uni you are already ahead of everyone else who doesn't have experience - it's all well and good knowing everything you learnt at uni but unless you can apply it in real life it is pointless, having successfully worked in the field shows you can apply it