<p>Hey, I’m just wondering: </p>
<li>Are internships just done in the summer?<br></li>
<li>Can you start an internship as early as a freshmen in high school?</li>
<li>Where do your find internship information?</li>
<li>There are requirements for getting in? (what) and who do you get recommendation from? Also, are recommendations that important?</li>
<li>Does it have to be your dream major?</li>
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<p>Lots of thanks to the people who can answer these questions. </p>
<p>ps. Please answer all the questions if you can ^^… thank you… hehe</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<li>No, it can be done any time, usually around 6 weeks.</li>
<li>No, it starts from your going-on junior summer</li>
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<p>Are internships just done in the summer? </p>
<p>No. You can do an internship at any time.</p>
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<li><p>Can you start an internship as early as a freshmen in high school?
Yes, but it would be very unusual. Usually to get an internship, you need experience, which typically starts at the volunteer level. Often students' first internships are after junior year in college.</p></li>
<li><p>Where do your find internship information?
The best way is by volunteering doing something that you enjoy. If you are good at it, people may create a job for you (though this is rare and tends to require exceptional skills for a h.s. student). Keep in mind that you don't need something called an "internship." Often, getting a job, any kind of job, is an impressive activity for colleges as is doing volunteer work that requires responsibility, leadership and creativity, not just answering the phones or filing papers. Usually, though, one starts out doing things like answering the phones and filing papers. You have to work your way up -- by being good and creating opportunities for yourself.</p></li>
<li><p>There are requirements for getting in? (what) and who do you get recommendation from? Also, are recommendations that important?</p></li>
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<p>Usually internships happen at the h.s. level after you've proven yourself by volunteering or by doing other types of achievements. For instance, a student who has worked hard door knocking and stuffying envelopes for a political campaigns might be able to talk themselves in to a paid or unpaid internship if their candidate gets elected. </p>
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<li>Does it have to be your dream major?</li>
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<p>No, but it sure should be something that you're interested in or why bother? "Interested in" doesn't mean that you plan to have that as your career or major. It could be simply an activity or issue that you have a passion about. It shouldn't be something that you find boring because that would be a waste of your time.</p>