<p>I’m running out of ideas for programs, everything is so expensive! The most my parents are willing to pay is $4000. I have found two things that interest me in that budget.</p>
<p>@Nate42 That is better then me, my parents basically won’t pay anything ($500 is their limit). Everything I am applying to is free, offers major scholarships or are local paid internships. BTW guys do you know of any more inexpensive programs (you can’t have too many).</p>
<p>@ ArtsyGirl13, what programs do you have down so far?
Also depending on what area you live in, there are different opportunities.
Such as:
Roswell Park Cancer Institute - it’s in Buffalo, NY and if you live there it doesn’t cost anything
Stanford SIMR - well, at Stanford in Palo Alto, CA (has $500 stipend)
City of Hope - Duarte, CA (has $4000 stipend!?)
Craig Venter - San Diego, CA (has $9.90 salary)
Berkeley SHARP and/or BLIPS at UC Berkeley
Rockefeller SRP in New York, New York
Buck Institute for Novato/Sonoma County (CA) people
Cornell Boyce Thompson SRI for Ithaca, NY
Harvard Public Health - requires Boston residency
Drexel - in Philly</p>
<p>And some free stuff:
UCLA HSSRP
RSI @ MIT</p>
<p>Here’s a great resource for a bunch of high school internships (A lot of these are either paid, free, or just need $$ for housing but that will result in at least $1000 needed to spend): [High</a> School Internships](<a href=“http://people.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/highschool.htm]High”>http://people.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/highschool.htm)</p>
<p>Hahaha the only reason I know all this is because I found these last year when trying to find stuff for summer 2012… But like all of them were for rising seniors ^_^</p>
<p>Also idk if this actually works, but you could contact a professor at a nearby uni and get an internship that way. This past summer, I kind of did. But I don’t really consider that an internship, since my project was a computer model and I interacted mainly via the web. So yeah.</p>
<p>I’m applying for an internship and the National Cancer Institute where I live, I live about 15 minutes away from it, and the deadline ends around December. I have my two teacher recommendations, resume, essay almost done, and projected senior year plan form almost done. A lot to do, so little time… :S</p>
<p>Right now I plan to apply to
- Muhlenberg Brain Camp
- Paid internship at The First Tee of Pittsburgh
- Magee Women’s Research Institute High School Student Summer Internship Program
- Teen Volunteer Summer Program (Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh)
- National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
- Summer Science Program
- CISV Seminar Camp
- Baylor High School Summer Science Research Program (if I can get a job to pay for the extra costs ahead of time)
- Summer Experience for Students (Coriell Institute for Medical Research) - Also a maybe
- UPCI Summer Academy
- High School and Pre-medical Student Stanford Summer Internship (though I doubt I will get a large enough scholarship even if i am accepted)
- Probably some local museum internships as well (for those I have connections)</p>
<p>So yeah that is my super random/long current list. I wish this years applications would go up already. I don’t have a first choice, but my preference would be one of the longer science programs.</p>
<p>@Quidditchcat I will look into the list your provided, also I love the username.</p>
<p>Is anyone here applying to RSI at MIT? The application for that is a pain in the rear end, and the teachers I’m asking for a rec think so too. That’s the soonest deadline for me, at January 11th. </p>
<p>ArtsyGirl13,
I have a friend who went to the Stanford Pre-Med/High School Summer Internship, and she said that while she enjoyed the classes, she didn’t learn that much. I don’t know if we’re talking about the same thing. Is it the Shumway Surgical one? I’ll be applying to the Baylor program and <em>maybe</em> the NIH SIP program (even though I heard it is SUPER DUPER like IMPOSSIBLE to get in… since they kind of hate minors). </p>
<p>Also haha my username. “Cat” is my nickname and favorite animal (lol) and quidditch, well, I love Harry Potter and I really wish quidditch were possible - not the muggle kind but actual broomsticks and flying and what not.</p>
<p>Research at a University, if it’s meaningful and you’re actually learning stuff, can be a great experience, especially if you can get a LoR.</p>
<p>The thing I’ve heard about Rosewell Park, is that they’re kind of more mean if you’re out of the area. I heard a lot of kids with really good stats and recs applied and most of the people that get in are from the general upstate NY area. </p>
<p>I can’t apply to RSI 
Stupid Canadian Government!</p>
<p>I’m currently thinking of applying to the HSHSP at MSU, Clark Scholars and SSP for the heck of it. I think I can apply for TASP too, but while I like the humanities, it’s not really my #1 thing and the app requires a lot of essays.</p>
<p>That being said, if you’re hardcore into research/have a Prof that you work pretty closely with already, I think you could almost do more by just staying with them and being impressive/getting a good LoR. Unless you live nearby, you probably won’t see the Profs at the program very much and it’s sometimes hard to write a really strong rec if you’ve only know someone for 5-6 weeks. I know a kid who turned down some good research programs (not RSI, mind you) and stayed with the person they were currently working with and they now attend Harvard. I was pretty surprised when he told me but he said that “it would be boring to have to relearn stuff and do the intro classes when I already know it” or something like that.</p>
<p>Aah, I guess people have different perspectives.</p>
<p>Yeah it is the same Stanford program, as for NIH SIP I know it seems so competitive, but it also seems so amazing. I will probably end up applying again in college.</p>
<p>I looked at Clark Scholars, but there is no way I will get in (my scores are just too low). Currently I am focussing on programs that care more about grades/ECs then scores.</p>
<p>I’m applying to RSI, I haven’t started the Application yet cause I don’t have a SAT or PSAT I’m willing to send yet.</p>
<p>I highly doubt I’ll get in, but I’ll also apply to the GA Governor’s Honors program and a program at Vandy.</p>
<p>@atp: What program at Vandy are you looking at?</p>
<p>I’m doing awful so far this year. My GPA through the past two years has been above 4.0 but my first term this year will likely be 3.7 or 3.8 :/</p>
<p>I’m annoyed.</p>
<p>Q1:</p>
<p>APUSH - 91
AP L&C - 96
Computer Repair - 97
AP Chem - 87</p>
<p>Microsoft Apps - 96
Pre-Calc - 86
Chorus - 99</p>
<p>My APUSH teacher said that I’m “capable of higher quality work”. She expects me to be able to get high 90s in her class (she told me so a few weeks ago), which I <em>would</em> be capable of doing… if I didn’t have Chem, PreCalc, and English. And I’m already stressed out because of family stuff as well, which is majorly affecting my grades, so my mind isn’t really on school.</p>
<p>adklfsjfdkfs</p>
<p>I still got an A, so my work can’t be too low quality.</p>
<p>I brought up my 75 to an 83 in AP Chemistry yay… I got a 88 on the enthalpy quiz, I’m was certain that I got an A on it too.</p>
<p>how has everyone in the ny/nj area been doing during no school november?
we’ve lost 12 school days in my district, and **** is really starting to hit the fan.
our second quarter grades are now replacing our first quarter grades (which i am SOSOSO grateful for), all tests have been cancelled for this week, and midterms may be cancelled.</p>
<p>I got back my Biology quiz today. I’m pretty sad about it because I got an 86 when I thought I had done pretty well. Also, I realized I got at least 3 wrong on th Biology test we took a few days ago because my teacher weirdly explained mitosis and I got all confused on the test…</p>
<p>I’m especially sad because it had been my goal to get an A+ in Biology this year.</p>
<p>Got a 100 on my LE and MO model AP Chem test, literally made my week!</p>
<p>Tomorrow my school (Literally like 45 kids out of 60 in the highschool, yes we are that small) is going to see Carmen in Atlanta, then I fly to Maryland to play soccer!</p>
<p>Made it to state for GHP in Social Studies!</p>
<p>Goodluck SirSam! I’m entering for Chemistry!</p>
<p>Congrats and good luck everyone! :)</p>