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Old 06-04-2007, 06:39 PM   #1
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Internship Search comes to a big fat zero..=(

ok, ive been looking for an internship for a while. im an above average (nothing brilliant) junior in high school with good scores and that whole deal. i applied to the one for juniors at drexel, NHS, and a few others, but they have yielded nothing! how willing are college professors to pick up a high school student?..i mean like a rutgers university professor or something. do u know of any other things i can do now, to get some type of nonpaid internship? yeah, i shoulda mentioned that, im not after the money at all...
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Old 06-04-2007, 07:10 PM   #2
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high school internships don't really matter at all...get a license and pick up some girls.
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Old 06-04-2007, 08:30 PM   #3
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Yeah why do you want an "internship" in high school? Haha, I netted 2 total offers for the summer after my freshman year and none seemed like what I really wanted to do (as in, something interesting). Back to my old job for a 4th year.

In high school though, seriously, good luck.
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Old 06-05-2007, 12:32 PM   #4
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For a second I thought you were a junior in college, lol.

In high school?! I'm surprised you were expecting anything more...

Just chill, enjoy your time, etc. And if you parents give you a hard time explain to them that most organizations will not consider high school applicants.
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Old 06-05-2007, 12:48 PM   #5
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bpatel, if your goal in this internship is to improve your college app, you would be just as well off working a regular part-time job
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Old 06-05-2007, 11:29 PM   #6
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I agree, don't worry about an internship now, it's hard enough getting an internship while in college. Get a part time job.
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Old 06-06-2007, 08:26 AM   #7
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Lol high school student looking for a legitimate internship position, amusing.
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Old 06-06-2007, 08:30 AM   #8
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Try to focus on local companies--in an area of particular interest. Do you have friends who have parents that might work at any of these companies? Son worked at "internships" during HS. All were at eng/computer related companies. His very first job was a very minimum wage--for 2 or 3 days a week, doing filing, cleaning of a basement/organizing engineering files, etc. It is not impossible to find something, you have to be persistent and try to sell yourself! Good Luck--
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Old 06-06-2007, 06:34 PM   #9
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If I were a college professor, I wouldn't want a high school student anywhere near my research.
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Old 06-06-2007, 09:20 PM   #10
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mattistotle wins on this thread
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Old 06-07-2007, 02:26 AM   #11
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hahah agreed.
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Old 06-10-2007, 05:39 PM   #12
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Stop obsessing with internships, work etc.
Just have fun dude, you're in high school ...
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