<p>I am almost done with the first year of the first semester of my freshman year in high school. I live near Houston, TX and am very interested to take part in an internship. I am interested in anything engineering/business/computer related. I'm not a standout student, but am above average with all A's. Is there any chance for me to get an internship, and where are some places that will accept freshman? I am not particularly looking for a paid internship.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>oolonn</p>
<p>Nowhere at all; try summer programs for high school students at universities. Have a nice day.</p>
<p>To pound in what michaelungerrr correctly said above, nobody wants or expects a freshman high school intern. Most companies don’t even want interns until they are college age. Unless you have some serious skills in one area (like you have been web designing since you were born or something), you will not and should not get an internship. Look into local part-time jobs like tutoring or waiting tables, or do a summer program at a university.</p>
<p>Hmm I would agree that its very difficult to find internships at your age. However, I did manage to get a job during my sophomore summer (although it wasnt a very good one), and im pretty young for my grade. Hunt around (and by hunt i mean leave no rock unturned), beg your connections and go in person to places to ask for internships. </p>
<p>Its definitely not easy, but its doable</p>
<p>Startups are generally more desperate for interns btw.</p>
<p>Don’t lose your sense of ambition, and don’t assume for a second that people don’t want interns below college. Have you talked to every person looking for an intern out there?</p>
<p>I personally have landed two internships that I doubt anyone would think a high school senior could get, yet here I am working in RnD at an MIT technology start up making carbon nanotubes. In the spring i’ll be working with researchers at an NGO for gender and security. This summer I’m shooting for an internship at the State Department, all before my freshman year of college.</p>
<p>The trick is to know/learn how to sell yourself, and never lose ambition.</p>
<p>^^</p>
<p>For startups, would I be more of an errand boy or an actual work intern?</p>
<p>bump </p>
<p>can someone just answer the last possible?</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>check out a krinsky internship program at penn, it rocks</p>
<p>Oh you’ll be an errand boy if you get an internship now. There’s not much “actual” work a 14-year-old can do at a business, especially one that requires technical expertise. </p>
<p>If I were you I’d let the internship thing go for now, and just try to get a regular job. Having work experience (even if it’s just scooping ice cream) will make it easier to get internships later, plus you’ll earn some spending money. And get to eat ice cream all day.</p>