How to Prevent an Internship?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>My parents want me to do an internship this summer that I completely hate and have no intention of ever allowing my life to be miserable by studying it - it’s some lab research with cancer cells, and though I believe it’s an important field, I have no interest in it at all. On the other hand, I’ve been offered prestigious internships by political campaigns in my area that I plan to do, but this internship will divert some valuable time away. </p>

<p>How do I convince my parents to allow me to not go to this internship? My mom is ok with me not going but my dad is a very forceful person and doesn’t understand, or want to understand my point of view. How do I explain to him, and convince him, that I don’t want to waste some of my summer doing an internship that has no interest for me, no relation to what I want to study, no future career benefit, and not even prestigious? In short, I see no reason why to pursue it, and all it will do is drain time from my other internships and make me miserable. </p>

<p>Help?</p>

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<p>Write really bad essays for it?</p>

<p>Surely there must be some application process?</p>

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<p>It’s with one of my mom friends so I’m sortof guranteed it.</p>

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<p>talk to your mom’s friend, explain the situation</p>

<p>they hate unenthusiastic people</p>

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<p>wow…they’re making you do an internship. That sucks.</p>

<p>I agree with fizix2. Just explain the situation with your mom’s friend.</p>

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<p>Do what makes YOU happy, not your parents. It will be a waste of your life, your mom’s friend’s life, and your parents life if you do something just to do it.</p>

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<p>Are mom and dad footing your bill for college? Do they still financially support you? It’s easy to say do what you want not what they want but there are times you are kind of stuck. This could be one of those times…</p>

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<p>I doubt they would refuse to foot it for college, since it’s not that intensive, but even if they did I could simply fund college through ROTC or such. I would consider every option possible to not study such a field, it’s simply not in the question. Even not going to college is more preferential to me than studying such a field.</p>

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<p>my cousins had the same parental situation (forceful dad, weaker mom)…</p>

<p>one decided to show all the pros and cons of each internship. for example, if you like politics, you probably ALREADY have Ec’s there, so it will make your college application better. Putting cancer research on it, while prestigious, will muddle your focus. Tell them that if you do both, you will do a lackluster job WITH both. This ended up working for my cousin, good luck!</p>

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<p>you have to be aggressive yet respectful when you talk to your mother. You have to convince her that you have the better idea</p>