<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I'm an upcoming senior. Last week I talked to a hiring manager at a tech startup. He was impressed, but didn't know I was 17 - I think they were expecting grads. Since he liked me, he said he'd contact chief of staff and see if he is flexible on the business development internship position and if he'd be willing to open it up to me. The hiring manager contacted me this week saying chief of staff would like to meet me in a coffee shop.</p>
<p>The meeting is next week. I feel I have a decent chance if the Chief is willing to be flexible on the internship for me. The thing is, I'm not done with SAT/ACTs yet and I really want to study a lot for them to do well. I score in the 2100's for SAT, and 32/33/34 ACT range. I want to consistently score 2200+ and 34+, which I am not quite doing yet.</p>
<p>Do internships look really good on college apps? Or am I better solely prepping for SAT/ACT? I am going to apply as a comp sci major and this is a business development internship at a tech startup. </p>
<p>Should I really try to fit both things into my schedule? Do tech/business internships look really good, or should I solely prep for SAT/ACT? I need advice. Thanks guys. </p>
<p>Not sure of hours/pay for internship yet. Just trying to see how I should best spend my summer time as an upcoming senior.</p>
<p>That is an obvious answer! Internship!</p>
<p>You can prepare SAT by yourself but internship is often rare program for high school students and it will give you huge advantage when you apply to colleges.</p>
<p>I did that too in science and it really developed my scientific intuition that helped me on ACT Science.</p>
<p>Internships definitely help. Don’t stress too much about the SATs and ACTs. 33/34 2200+, scores that are in your range clearly indicate you’re intellectually capable of a 36 or a 2400. This is just my opinion.</p>
<p>I totally agree with the top two answers! I had the same decision to make this year, when I had a chance to intern at a government science agency, and of course i took it! It takes a little extra work on my part now, as I spend weekends and basically all other free time prepping, but I think it’s well worth it! I was never one for test prep classes anyways. :)</p>
<p>INTERNSHIP!!! Sorry about the all-caps, I just wanted to make it extremely clear that I think the internship is more important. :P</p>
<p>You can take an SAT/ACT with no prep or you can find time to squeeze in studying on your own, but an internship is all-or-nothing and there’s no way to get that experience or put it on your resume unless you actually do the internship! Also, even if the internship somehow meant you could never take the SAT/ACT again, I still think it’s much more important, especially because your score is already fairly high and the work is pertinent to your prospective field of study.</p>