Internships at MIT for non-MIT students?

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<p>I'm an international student from India and I'm hoping to double major in Physics and engineering(with concentration on computer/Electrical eng) at Trinity College,Connecticut this fall. I want to do an internship at MIT. Which is the best time and how do I apply for internships at MIT?</p>

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<p>Generally speaking, the best way to get a research position is to directly email professors whose work you find interesting. There are not many organized research programs at MIT for non-MIT students. </p>

<p>For research positions over the summer, the best time to email a professor is usually February or March.</p>

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<p>Getting internships at top private schools is unlikely. It would be best to apply to your state university. But, there’s nothing holding you back and a very, very nice professor might agree!</p>

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<p>If you are starting this fall then that means you are going to be a freshmen. Most internships/summer research programs only accept sophomores and juniors, and very few accept internationals. </p>

<p>Check out the MIT Summer Research Program, <a href=“http://odge.mit.edu/undergraduate/msrp/[/url]”>http://odge.mit.edu/undergraduate/msrp/&lt;/a&gt;, they have summer research opportunities for pretty much all STEM fields and they accept international students (very few, <10% of the accepted students).</p>

<p>Last summer I was part of the MSRP-Biology program, so if you’d like to know more about the program and MIT during the summer feel free to ask. Also, like you, I am an international student.</p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>