Hi,
I interned at a hospital that my father works for. I think the process was fair- I had to submit transcript, resume, 2 LoRs from teachers, and do an interview, but my father might have had some influence on it; I cannot say for certain. It was a legitimate internship- I actually did research and stuff.
I have already submitted my early apps, so it is too late to change there (I included this and in the description wrote about the research I did).
Would this be that big of a negative on my application? I personally didn’t even want to put it- it doesn’t add anything useful to my application- but my parents have been really strict recently, even forcing me to write separate college essays for them to edit while I edited my own because I wanted my essays to show my own authentic voice. My resume is pretty strong without it.