<p>Hello CC community!</p>
<p>While searching for summer programs, I realized CC focused a lot on RSI, TASP, etc. However, there are some other great opportunities that haven't been mentioned frequently on CC:</p>
<p>Cornell RABS
Research</a> Apprenticeship in Biological Sciences (RABS) / Programs / Cornell Summer College</p>
<p>Stanford (RISE, Earth Sciences Internship, Medical Youth Science)
Programs</a> for High School Students</p>
<p>If you are interested, I highly encourage you to apply!</p>
<p>I did the Earth Sciences internship (Earth</a> Sciences High School Internship Program) the summer before my freshman year. I applied for the heck of it (didn't even have any EC's in middle school...lol) but got in anyway. (Maybe they just had a dearth of applications that year?)</p>
<p>I'm sure the program has become more selective within the past two years, but the trick to getting accepted is to meet the deadline, since the application window is only a month long. </p>
<p>I didn't find the program itself to be challenging (I helped grad researchers clean test tubes, make powerpoints, and shred papers), it was a gateway for better opportunities later on: once people heard I had research experience from Stanford, I easily received lab internships later on.</p>
<p>So, just in case you were interested! Good luck!</p>