<p>I’d say it would be a harder decision if you were choosing between the internship and AP/EA, but like others have mentioned, SAMS just isn’t all that challenging. Sure, if you haven’t taken the SAT yet, the test prep at SAMS may give a significant enough boost to your score that the program is worthwhile (not to mention the great college experience at CMU), but studying for SAT’s is also something that you can do on your own. It’s a bit harder to do intense research solo ;).</p>