Regarding an Internship Opportunity

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<p>Hello!</p>

<p>I am a junior in high school in California. I am very passionate about cancer research, and would love to delve into the field of developing alternative cancer pharmaceuticals/treatments that are focused on cancer cells without damaging surrounding healthy cells.</p>

<p>I want to do research as an intern in my senior year. I have been accepted into an internship position at a very prestigious institute for research beginning in the Fall of 2014. The main problem is the fact that I live 21 miles from the institute, and it would take me approximately 1.5 hours to drive there in traffic. This would result in me spending several hours afterschool driving and doing research. I plan on taking 5 AP courses next year (Physics C, Calculus BC, English Literature, American Government, and Statistics) alongside Science Bowl and other academic competitions. What should I do?</p>

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<p>take the opportunity as it’s most likely very valuable. Drop some AP classes if you have to. </p>

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<p>It definitely is very valuable, and you shouldn’t pass up on that experience. Try it out for the first couple of weeks, and see how it goes.</p>

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<p>Did you take AP Lang in junior year? If yes, maybe you should drop AP Lit, as some colleges only give credit for one of them anyways </p>

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<p>Although the opportunity does sound excellent, 3 hours of driving, a full day of school, homework and research sounds like too full of a day to me. I’d recommend that you pass on the internship; try to find one closer.</p>