<p>and yeah theres no way as a sophmore i could take an ap math or science since high school where i go doesnt start until grade 10 so i cant double up on anything as a freshman if i did i would take ap bio as a sophmore</p>
<p>@sohaibshaikh: Columbia is about an hour away from my house by train. It sounds far, but I take classes there so it’s worth the commute. Plus I think the abundance of resources and opportunities there makes it really worthwhile. And I can take a nap on the train :p</p>
<p>Don’t worry about your courseload. My professor never even ASKED me what classes I had taken. Maybe that’s just him, but really, I think if you’re willing to put in the time and effort to learn material relevant to the research topic THAT’S what they care about. </p>
<p>I hope that helps! :)</p>
<p>You could maybe look at NYU, I know someone that interns there. Or Columbia 
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<p>i dont know how i could get there though if i work every day NYU is like a 4 hr train ride and columbia as well is a 4hr train ride the closes university to my house is hamilton college about a 15 min ride by car and its like in the top 50 colleges</p>
<p>Oh yeah 4 hours is kind of crazy. I think internships at colleges or universities are good because they normally are at the forefront of active research and are continously doing high quality research, often for the sake of just research. A lot of times you can get access to libraries and facilities also :p</p>
<p>yeah so if i want to contact a hamilton professsor for an internship how should i do it</p>
<p>Email them. A brief, polite email is normally best. Show them that is this isn’t just a resume padding opportunity, but something you’re really passionate about doing. Talk about how you want to go into the field, and how their research interests you. Mention a specific aspect of their research. Also go over your time commitment. Remember to thank them graciously at the end for their time. If you want, I can PM you the email I sent. </p>
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<p>I have a soon-to-be paid internship at NIH (non-lab but w/e). I worked pretty hard to get it, so here are some things that I learned I think you should consider… </p>
<p>connections - think hard, do you have any friend’s parents/sibling’s friend’s parents/ family friends that work in labs? If so, talk to them and see what they know about their lab’s internship program. Chances are they, or a co-worker/friend, might be interested in having a intern. Things should work out from here if this works. Sound as intelligent, interested and polite as possible in any email contact, attach a nice resume. </p>
<p>school contacts – I hate to say this, but talk to your guidance counselor and see if they have any internship programs with labs. For all you know they could – a lab takes near me takes a lot of interns from our school district. They have an application for just for local hs students, and as long as they have space in your area of interest and you’re a good student you’ll get a position – I think. </p>
<p>I hope this made sense/helped. idk, I’m really tired.</p>
<p>okay so i got the email from the professor at hamilton and see was interested by the fact that i wanted an internship. She said that interns require lab supervision making it difficult to work during weekends or evenings so I need to be available after school. The main issue is that until October I have soccer after school. What should I do?</p>