<p>I’m a high schooler really interested in having the experience of interning, being a lab assistant, working with a research mentor, etc. However, I am having difficulty going about this…I live in the Atlanta area(near Emory), but I don’t have many connections that can help me out. I also researched online, but most of the positions are only available to college students. I am struggling and I don’t know what to do, please give advice!</p>
<p>i have done research with an emory ex-professor, who is now a doctor at atlanta r.c. </p>
<p>pm me</p>
<p>I couldn’t find any internships in Georgia, sorry!</p>
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<p>These are in Florida, and they don’t provide housing so you probably have to live with a relative/friend or rent a sublet. Also, you have to be a graduating senior for the first one.</p>
<p>What I did was research up on a couple of doctors at UPenn who I was interested in their line of work. Then I personally contacted them asking to intern under them for the summer - kind of like a cover letter. I also attached a resume for their convience. Yeah, it’s a bit different than having a internship program set up for you and all you do is apply, but it shows that you’re willing to take initiative. Doctors like that students are willing to go get what they want instead of having it all laid out for them. Better yet, they don’t even have to pay you either so it’s win-win situation. But it’s still important you attach a resume, or at least I think, just so that they can read up on whether they think you’re a qualified person who is professional and mature enough to work at the equivalent level of a undergraduate intern.</p>
<p>If they say no, tough luck but don’t get discouraged. I’ve had doctors reject me or completely ignore my email. It took weeks until a doctor was kind enough to reply back to me and say that I was able to work in his lab. Doctors are really busy people so they don’t always check an email. A doctor lectured me once on this, haha. </p>
<p>If you need anymore help, just PM me. I hope you are able to find an mentor!</p>