<p>I will be attending Caltech next semester, and I've got a long summer ahead of me (until september 18th!). I was wondering if it would be a good idea to call Caltech career services and see if they might help me find an internship for the summer, but there's an issue with that idea; I currently live in Oklahoma City so they might not be able to do anything for me. Then again who knows, the long arm of Caltech connections might extend to here...</p>
<p>Is it a good idea to seek an internship before entering college? I'd like to get an internship with the oil and gas industry (I want to be a ChemE major and it's a big industry in Oklahoma) if at all possible. I have a friend who personally knows a recruiter for Devon Energy and he made it very clear that they only recruit interns from certain universities and they interview in September -- so it would be impossible for him to offer me anything.</p>
<p>Can anyone offer me some advice? I'm somewhat new to Oklahoma and I fear that I'll be doing absolutely nothing over the long summer.</p>