<p>I was wondering if a senior internship would hurt my chances of getting into Yale. I'm applying for the Superintendent's Leadership Program in my county (which admits around 14 people annually) and I think I have a very good chance of getting in. Basically, it matches the student with interships in their chosen fields (for me, it'd be politics) and couples the internship with Harvard style weekly seminars, usually presided by the Superintendent himself or some government official. Additionally, the program is translated to two honors credits on the transcript. </p>
<p>My choices for the internship sites are US Senate, Brookings Institute (think tank in DC), or a lobbying firm. </p>
<p>The problem is that if I am accepted to the program, I will only be taking four classes in the morning, since I have to head over to the site in the afternoon. I will most likely be taking Multivariable Calc, AP Lit & Comp, AP Bio, and AP European History. </p>
<p>Do you think that this will look favourably in the eyes of the admission officers?</p>
<p>Everyone takes a crapload of AP classes, but not everyone gets a good inernship. If you're interested, go for it (and get a good recommendation out of it too.)
Also, in general, follow your interests and passions over what you think one admissions officer might like. Not only is each officer different, what they really want to see is a motivated student who's excelled in his/her areas of interest.</p>
<p>I agree 100% with brahms. And in addition to getting a good rec, it is also a sort of extracurricular, and could provide good experiences from which you could get essay material. Unless you (on a personal level) are really going to miss those extra classes for whatever reason, I don't see any downside to taking the internship at all.</p>
<p>Potustho
The second part of Brahms' reply said exactly what was screaming in my head when I read your post. I said the exact same thing to the close friends of my parents who asked for "formulaic extra-curriculars that can get their kids into an Ivy League school." Frankly, I'm not an admission officer and I honestly admit that I don't know exactly what each of them looks for, but I bet they are gonna agree with me on one thing: they want to see kids doing what they are passionate about, not what might "look good on paper." </p>
<p>Seriously, identify a passion/passions of yours, devote yourself to it, and DON'T expect any rewards from doing it other than the personal fulfillment and growth that you may get out of it (sounds clich</p>
<p>that internship sounds great. seriously, everyone has a ton of APs</p>