I did the SkyWest internship this last summer up in SLC...loved every second of it! Can't wait until I get the hours up to start working there. Max Glide is right on internships. No, you don't get paid (but very very few internships do). And no, the mins. are not lowered. But the experience you get behind the scenes and the contacts you make basically get you a job when you do get the time.
And I did live in a crashpad. Loved every second of that too! If any of the pilots from there are on the board.....WHAT'S UP?!?! MISS YOU GUYS!!!