<p>I know this topic probably doesn't belong in this category, but I felt I'd get more replies here. I'm really confused. Is it possible to get an internship as a 16-year-old junior? I want to get an internship that has something to do with computer engineering, computer science, etc. (although any internship would be welcomed, as my college app is extremely weak). Does that mean I have to live in the San Fran/Silicon Valley area? Or could I just work at some local computer store down the street? Also, can you intern at a real estate agency? I know that sounds really stupid, but I'm also interested in realty if the whole computer science path doesn't work out for me. </p>
<p>What state/area do you live in?</p>
<p>Yes. You can email just about anyone.</p>
<p>I live in California but not in SF or San Jose. An internship in SF could be possible because my brother works there and my sister goes to school pretty close, so I could always stay with them. But the chances of me being picked as an intern as opposed to college grads in the SF area are pretty much zero.</p>
<p>Yes, but you are on the train too late. I have had two summer internships, but had both sealed in early May. Both were in computer science, when I was 17 for one. Prior experience is key to getting them, and some dumb luck. If you haven’t coded before, teach yourself this summer. Codeacademy is great for single languages, and someone recently showed me the Odin Project and if you want a comprehensive lesson in Web Development, that’s the place. Internships.com has tons of CS listings, try there for starters. I haven’t landed a job via the site, but have had multiple genuine responses and it wasn’t a dead end by any means.</p>
<p>Where you work or how important it is only matters at the top level of impressive jobs. For every internship, its about what you learn (and how you can tell that to colleges).</p>
<p>Agreed. The most that I gained from applying for internships is the process itself, not exactly the actual work experience or rewards. Why? Although the work experience gave me a glimpse at the real world, the application process most mirrored the actual college application process.</p>
<p>Yea, I am doing one for UNH for COmputer Engineering</p>
<p>@BipolarBuddist I actually meant the work experience and skills you develop at the job, though I guess it does help a slight bit with college apps.</p>
<p>Yea, i’m applying for a computer science internship this fall, and i’m an incoming Junior. Luckily there’s a cloud computing company founded by someone from my HS near me. I’m not even going to ask to do much, i’m literally going to ask to be a gopher, since I know very little about cloud computing, but I know javascript and objective C + I love computers. </p>
<p>@lostface</p>
<p>If you’ve learned a language or two and understand the principles of CS not just how to use a single language, don’t worry about if you know language X or Y. I have picked up 3 languages in the past 2 months because my job required it and have had little difficulty.</p>
<p>I live near DC (I’m also interested in CS/technology) and sent my resume to a couple of people and they never responded (even when I emailed them back to ask what happened), so I don’t think I will be interning anywhere. I do want to ask Best Buy if they would hire high school students. That way I could get some experience in technology.</p>