Hello, I am a High School Graduate that is ambivalent on taking a gap year or applying for Spring Term 2016. I, however, would like to do Internships/Programs on Fall-January. I do not have money to study abroad with those Gap Year programs that are everywhere and I believe I am much too late anyways. I would really like to do something along the STEM field and preferably local (NorthEast overall (NYC is where I live)). Do such programs exist? I see numerous opportunities for current Undergrads and rarely any for High School Students presently enrolled, but none for gap year students that do not have the money to pay a 4,000-24,000 dollar program. I applied for community service at local clinics/hospitals and museums for October but I’m afraid that isn’t enough. Any advice or opportunities would be appreciated, thanks.