Summer Program or Internship thats related to International Relations

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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<p>Hi, I was just wondering if anyone knew any respectable/prestigious summer programs/internships that's somewhat associated to international relations. I've read a couple threads...and they all deal with math, science, and engineering...Oh, and if you could please put a link or something next to the program, that would be helpful. Thanks!</p>

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<p>High School Diplomats.</p>

<p>I did this program summer after sophomore year. EVERYTHING is free – INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, BOARDING… everything!! They even give you some money to eat out. My group is featured on the front page, actually :slight_smile: If you get picked, then you can apply again to the Japanese HSD program which occurs in Japan. That’s also completely free.</p>

<p>Apply!!!
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<p>[International</a> Relations - Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies](<a href=“http://www12.georgetown.edu/scs/sphs/sphs_program_ir.html]International”>http://www12.georgetown.edu/scs/sphs/sphs_program_ir.html)</p>

<p>[Washington</a> & Lee Global Scholar Summer Seminar](<a href=“http://www.globalscholar.org/]Washington”>http://www.globalscholar.org/) – on an economy-induced hiatus for '09, should be back for '10</p>

<p>[Presidential</a> Classroom: Future World Leaders Summit](<a href=“http://www.presidentialclassroom.org/our_programs/future.aspx]Presidential”>http://www.presidentialclassroom.org/our_programs/future.aspx)</p>

<p>You could also enroll in a language course/immersion program – prospective international relations majors who’ve studied at least two languages (besides English, duh) will look much more impressive to colleges. There are programs like the one at [University of Chicago](<a href=“https://summer.uchicago.edu/intensive-language-study.cfm”>https://summer.uchicago.edu/intensive-language-study.cfm&lt;/a&gt;) that condense a full academic year of college-level study into one summer. So many high schools still offer only French, Spanish and Latin, but a summer of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or, even better, more rare languages like Russian or Arabic, could be invaluable. A college admissions officer recently told me that “monolingual is the new stupid” – sounds harsh, but that’s the world we live in. </p>

<p>Traveling abroad is always a good idea, too, but beware of expensive “teen tours” with fun-sounding itineraries but a lack of hands-on activities (some of these are just party tours for rich kids). A community service emphasis is a good sign, and [Putney</a> Student Travel](<a href=“http://www.goputney.com/]Putney”>http://www.goputney.com/) has a pretty good reputation.</p>

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<p>I think the International Relations program at Georgetown is pretty good.-- <a href=“http://www12.georgetown.edu/scs/sphs/sphs_program_ir.html[/url]”>http://www12.georgetown.edu/scs/sphs/sphs_program_ir.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;