<p>“Northstarmom I see that Inroads are for URMS only, I was wondering since I’m Asian if there’s another competitive internship I could compete for.”</p>
<p>Working a job, any job would put you ahead of most of the applicants to colleges that consider things like ECs and and jobs when selecting students.</p>
<p>You do not need any kind of “internship”. Quotes are because there really are very few true internships for high school students. Most such “internships” are things arranged by parents with connections, and admissions officers know this.</p>
<p>If you want to stand out in the pool of colleges like HPY, then work as a cashier, waiter, supermarket bagger, construction, lifeguard, camp counselor, etc. Admissions officers know that such jobs are hard work, probably were not arranged by parents via connections as ways of polishing kids’ resumes, and require a great deal of responsibility because the jobs provide essential services to the employers.</p>
<p>For more application “points” start your own housecleaning, lawn care, babysitting, tutoring or pet care business, and be successful enough at it so you get an income or regular client list that’s impressive (such as if you manage to create a daily, several hour-summer childcare service or do lawn care for 25 households). That would show passion and creativity for business or whatever field you may be planning on going into (such as education or veterinary science).</p>
<p>The kind of ordinary jobs available to the majority of high school students also will teach you a lot about the world, careers and yourself, things that will pay off in college (yes, including Ivies) and life in general.</p>