<p>I'm doing an internship with the NIH this summer (SIP - summer internship program), a position that is generally reserved for college students with much more experience than I have. While I do not necessarily want to go into the field that I will be working in this summer, will colleges look highly upon this? Does this give me any leverage?</p>
<p>Yes! In my opinion they speak volumes more than your traditional ECs</p>
<p>wow dude i saw that on the NIH website…you’re pretty beast for being accepted to it. i got some questions, lets chat some time!</p>
<p>IME, they look at internships in combination with your other ECs. They also try to get a feel for how you got the internship- from one extreme (highly competitive and you’re hot stuff) to the other (your connections got you in.) In any case, make sure you have more than just this.</p>
<p>Thanks guys! I am having a really great time here, better than I expected. I do have other extra-curriculars at school and outside of school (in which I am very involved and have a strong leadership position in).</p>