working for free is a stupid thing to do and to offer, all that bullshit about liking the work and show dedication is really starting to annoy me.
I've done internships and with all of those they plainly said if you really work hard like the rest you"ll get paid like the rest if you muck about like most interns do, we will show you the broom and the coffeemachine and don't pay anything.
I think that if you asked senior level and higher to work for free because of the love and passion for their job they would just laugh at you.
Just because it's common practice doesn't make it right in my book, if there is a student in which you are willing to put faith just pay him accordingly to that faith especially since students in general aren't the richest people around.....


And people who ask you to give them money so you can work for them should be shot at sight...these are dangerous people...