<p>Rising Junior, looking for a economics based summer program or internship. I only thing I could find is LEAD business, which looks great, but is there anything more finance/investment based? Either residential or in NY tri-state area.</p>
<p>There aren’t any good summer programs in finance/economics (e.g. not trying to rip people off by charging a $5000 tuition). The best one is Wharton’s LBW, but their fees are still not worth it IMO. </p>
<p>Go to a math or research camp instead. Believe it or not, most finance companies and investment banks these days prefer math or engineering majors.</p>
<p>If you really want to stick with finance, you should seek out internships by personally reaching out to companies. Being in NY, there should be plenty of opportunities if you have the necessarily skillsets (i.e. programming and statistics).</p>
<p>[Chapman</a> University - ESI - Workshops - High School Workshop on Experimental Economics](<a href=“Economic Science Institute (ESI) | Experimental Economics Programs | Chapman University”>Economic Science Institute (ESI) | Experimental Economics Programs | Chapman University)</p>
<p>This is an all-expense paid workshop in economics. They will pay travel costs as well, and you will make one to two hundred dollars off the weekend by participating in computer-simulated economics “experiments.” It is only a week long and is not necessarily finance/investment-based, but it was a fun experience for a general look at some economic issues.</p>
<p>I’ll keep my eyes open for actual finance-based programs.</p>
<p>@iceui2 - I’ve been looking at stuff like that my two passions are engineering and econ/finance. That looks great, any info on LEAD business though? is that more entrepreneurship or finance? </p>
<p>@seriwe that programs looks great, buts a little short. and thanks</p>
<p>From what I heard, LEAD is more entrepreneurship-based and geared towards URM. I wouldn’t go if your aiming for the top schools, as there are many more things you could do that would be more impressive on your resume.</p>
<p>Again, I’d recommend finding a university to do research or joining an internship.</p>
<p>The Chapman University thing looks great, but a little short. Anyone with anything else?</p>
<p>Maybe help a startup grow. <em>Kanye shrug</em> I read this article on Mashable that said, “for every engineer that joins Google, one startup dies.” 
I’ve heard they’re a good place to really make a difference too, and I think it would make for a very meaningful job interview in the future. I understand that economics is about making theories and assumptions, but you probably have a much more profound gage of business protocol than would your computer science or engineering coworkers. Well, maybe.</p>
<p>Economics for Leaders
[Economics</a> for Leaders Program Foundation for Teaching Economics](<a href=“http://www.fte.org/student-programs/economics-for-leaders-program/]Economics”>http://www.fte.org/student-programs/economics-for-leaders-program/)</p>