How do i show my interest?!?!

Applying to College
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<p>ECs
-National Honor Society
-Spanish Honor Society
-Cornell University Summer College
-Student exchange to Spain
-Vice President of Spanish Club
-Hindu Sunday School
-Varsity Soccer Team Member
-Club soccer team captain
-worked for family tax preparation business
-Clubs:chess, key club, future business leaders of america, distributive education clubs of america, end racism and sexism everywhere, indian cultural club, ski club
-over 100 hours community service
-GPA is mediocre (B to B+) and I fall in the top 18% in my school.</p>

<p>Over the last 3 years I have taken Pathways to Business, Desktop Publishing, Marketing, and AP Statistics. This upcoming year, I also plan on taking Honors Accounting (if my guidance counselor will cooperate and help me fit in to my schedule). In addition, my mathematics classes, for each grade, are the most rigorous ones availble, but I am not sure how much that will help in showing my interest in business. I was curious if there is anything I could do as a rising senior, in terms of extra-curricular activity or academic classes, to give off a strong "vibe" and passion for business. Please offer anything that comes to mind.</p>

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<p>Feedback would be greatly appreciated …</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Start your own business. I know, easier said than done, but it doesn’t look like you were considering it.</p>

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<p>Anything else…?</p>

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<p>Something more reasonable/reachable?</p>

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<p>Part-time job or internship in the type of business that interests you and write a compelling essay on the topic of your interest in business.</p>

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<p>How can I apply for internship? Do I visit the place and ask to see if they are offering any?</p>

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<p>bumppppppppppppp… please respond</p>

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<p>There are several ways to go after internships: One is by contacting nonprofit organizations directly that have missions you care about and which rely on volunteers and offer to work in the business office part of the organization - finance, accounting, IT, marketing or what ever you are interested in, and offer your time. The other is to use connections - family, friends, teachers, anyone who knows you and thinks well of you - to get introduced to someone who works in a business you are interested in interning at. For example, if you are interested in marketing, find someone you know who works in marketing, or someone who works in an organization that has a marketing dept where they know the mgr. and ask if they would forward your resume to that person with your cover letter expressing your interest in interning. </p>

<p>You will need 1) persistance, 2) a good cover letter that explains what you can do for the organization and 3) a willingness to put in enough hours so that it’s worth someone’s effort to train you.</p>

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<p>It’s not enough to work in the family business. Go find an outside position. If the family biz is taxes, surely someone knows an accountant or a business person you can speak with. You need to make this happen. You can also consider volunteering with any business skills you have.
It is not necessary to write your personal statement about your interest in business. The experiences you can show will do that.</p>