<p>Thanks for all of the advice and insight, guys! It’s really helpful and means a lot to me! I’ll try to tie up some loose ends. </p>
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<p>I’ll try to address these two questions in one go. Sorry about the lack of initial clarity. Essentially, the Robertson Scholars Program mandates that you pursue community service based initiatives in your first two summers and encourages that you pursue something similar during your third summer. As someone who is looking to go into either academic research or consulting professionally, this will preclude me from pursuing scientific research or consulting internships during my collegiate summers. Although I can do research during the academic year, from what I understand, consulting internships are often pivotal in obtaining a consulting job upon graduation, and I want to make sure that my college decision doesn’t adversely affect me in as far as future job opportunities are concerned. </p>
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<p>Hopefully, my response to the last question also tackled this issue? Duke will afford me opportunities that are very similar to those of Stanford and Harvard, but I won’t be able to pursue any research or internships during my summers due to the mandated summer activities of the Robertson Scholars Program. I apologize for not being clearer initially. </p>
<p>Also, I’ll be sure to check out the aforementioned thread! Thanks ThoughtProvoking!</p>