<p>bump! my summer plans have all died out except for this one internship that’s pending :c anyone have more suggestions?</p>
<p>Hmm… volunteer work?</p>
<p>Bumping this thread</p>
<p>Bumping this thread</p>
<p>Two of my major summer plans fell through so now I have nothing to do for about a month during the summer. Just great.</p>
<p>I’ve been emailing a bunch of professors to see if I can get a summer internship/research opportunity. Maybe you should try that? I know a lot of people will say it’s way to late, but I doubt local professors need to know months and months in advance.</p>
<p>Other than that, I’ll probably volunteer at a local library or work on my portfolio.</p>
<p>Well… I’m not in college… I don’t know any professors. ^^;</p>
<p>No, you don’t have to be in college to intern for one. I personally know 3 high school kids who got internships just by emailing professors at a local university.</p>
<p>@kcdecember, go for it! I emailed in early June and still got something, so it’s definitely not late. Be prepared to email more than a few profs though…I had to email around 30.</p>
<p>Wow 30? I’ve only emailed 3 so far. Did you use the same email template for all of them? None of the ones I contacted have even replied so far. Will you look over my email through a PM? Thanks.</p>
<p>Oh wow, that’s cool. I’ll try it out 
So basically I could just Google random (local) colleges, find professors on the site and just e-mail them?</p>
<p>Yup, that’s all there is to it. There are two other threads that go more into depth about it:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/1063234-how-apply-independent-research-internships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/1063234-how-apply-independent-research-internships.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/834923-would-unprofessional-if-i-email-professors-asking-internship.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/834923-would-unprofessional-if-i-email-professors-asking-internship.html</a></p>
<p>Of course, it’s not easy to find a professor that is willing to take on a high school kid, so try to sound very persuasive, enthusiastic, etc. in your email.</p>
<p>Okay, cool! Thanks! Would these be paid internships?</p>
<p>And even better question- if I were interested in medical research but I haven’t taken AP Bio or AP Chem yet… is it still possible or am I totally screwed? Just based off what I’m reading in the thread so far.</p>
<p>Don’t expect them to pay you. You should be happy if they even accept you.</p>
<p>And it really depends. Some profs are ok with that, others like more experience.</p>
<p>Update: A Yale professor emailed me back and offered me the internship! It’s unpaid, but I think the experience will be worth it. I am surprised that I got something so quickly; I’ve only contacted 3 professors so far. I think they love it when high school kids show this sort of initiative.</p>
<p>That’s AMAZING kcdecember! Lucky! I would love to have an internship under a Yale professor…</p>
<p>I’m curious, do you live near Yale? In case there were a way I could get out-of-state internships… that’d be amazing.</p>
<p>Oops, I should have said professor with a PhD FROM Yale offered me an internship, not AT Yale. Sorry for the mix up. I guess I was too excited. :)</p>
<p>I think they love free labor, but that’s besides the point 
I also got lucky and landed 2 internship offers in the last 48 hours (they’re both paid) :D</p>
<p>@kc: Ah… that’s still pretty amazing! :)</p>
<p>@Lanayru: That’s also amazing! Lucky! :)</p>
<p>Bumping this thread</p>