<p>I'm a junior in high school who has been having trouble finding an internships. I've basically exhausted all my resources with job/internship boards and have found nothing in my city that takes high school students. At this point, I pretty much have to approach the employers and e-mail them directly, asking for an internship. Is this a good idea? It's not out of line, is it? The companies I have in mind are not necessarily "small".I live in a big city with tons of tech companies so I'm not sure if talking to some might just end up being pointless.</p>
<p>Thanks for anyone who can help
bonsly</p>
<p>-ps if you live in SJ, CA and have any internships in mind for a hs student. don't hesitate to send me a message. thanks ^_^</p>
<p>I’m from Boston where there are a ton of universities, biotech companies, and start ups, so it’s relatively easy to get internships here doing extremely advanced work. I’m not sure what your situation is like or what field you’re searching in, but I’ve had luck finding professionals whom my teachers have contacts with or researchers who are doing interesting work. I have emailed researchers who id like to intern for and introduced myself, said <<i know="" you="" must="" be="" extremely="" busy="" so="" thank="" for="" taking="" the="" time="" to="" read="" this="">>, discussed briefly why I like their work and asked if it would be possible for me to visit since I’m interested in pursuing the field, and then built up a relationship from there.
If you have existing connections through family or teachers, they would be more likely to answer, but you can try emailing a bunch of people and seeing if they respond.
Also, if you’re interested in biology, the NIH has a huge summer internship program (might be a bit late now) but it’s worth checking out.
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<p>Thank you womb4t! The response is much appreciated. I plan to be a business major and the teachers that I have the strongest relationships with are probably not going to know many people in that field. Most of them are math and science teachers so I’m not quite sure they would know anyone related. Maybe it’s worth a shot. How did you come across these researchers? Are they just people you pulled up on the internet and decided to contact? That is something close to what I feel like doing. I’m just curious whether or not they’ll actually respond or just send you to the trash. I’ll probably use your line. </p>
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<p>if anyone else has anything to contribute that would be lovely, thanks!</p>