Blair Magnet Parents

[Anonymous]

For those with 11th graders, has your child found a research internship for the summer? If so, any suggestions on what they did? This is a difficult thing for a 16 year old without family connections to do on their own even if bright and capable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those with 11th graders, has your child found a research internship for the summer? If so, any suggestions on what they did? This is a difficult thing for a 16 year old without family connections to do on their own even if bright and capable.

The school doesn't provide?

Why even go to the school if they outsource education back to the students and families?

[Anonymous]

There are open application programs like https://www.biohubmaryland.com/internships/

[Anonymous]

Cold email every UMD professor in your child’s field of interest. Have Your child do this, obvs, not you! One of them will bite- they know the program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those with 11th graders, has your child found a research internship for the summer? If so, any suggestions on what they did? This is a difficult thing for a 16 year old without family connections to do on their own even if bright and capable.

This question is 5 months late, isn't it?

[Anonymous]

Kids that do not find one are paired with a umd prof

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those with 11th graders, has your child found a research internship for the summer? If so, any suggestions on what they did? This is a difficult thing for a 16 year old without family connections to do on their own even if bright and capable.

The school doesn't provide?

Why even go to the school if they outsource education back to the students and families?

Exactly, why doesn’t the school provide this? On top of a rigorous course schedule (8periods)….students have to spend more time now searching for internships? Did not expect this from this magnet prgm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those with 11th graders, has your child found a research internship for the summer? If so, any suggestions on what they did? This is a difficult thing for a 16 year old without family connections to do on their own even if bright and capable.

The school doesn't provide?

Why even go to the school if they outsource education back to the students and families?

Exactly, why doesn’t the school provide this? On top of a rigorous course schedule (8periods)….students have to spend more time now searching for internships? Did not expect this from this magnet prgm.

Sure. Builds character.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those with 11th graders, has your child found a research internship for the summer? If so, any suggestions on what they did? This is a difficult thing for a 16 year old without family connections to do on their own even if bright and capable.

The school doesn't provide?

Why even go to the school if they outsource education back to the students and families?

Exactly, why doesn’t the school provide this? On top of a rigorous course schedule (8periods)….students have to spend more time now searching for internships? Did not expect this from this magnet prgm.

Sure. Builds character.

I consider it an important part of the process. These kids are 17/18. They are finding jobs and applying to college. They can also find internships.

[Anonymous]

Too late to apply. I received a couple of application email last week, but our university/institution has deadline way ahead and I can’t do anything now. I think Blair counselor should have told the juniors about the timeline as she is extremely experienced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Too late to apply. I received a couple of application email last week, but our university/institution has deadline way ahead and I can’t do anything now. I think Blair counselor should have told the juniors about the timeline as she is extremely experienced.

Unless it has changed, Juniors take a whole second semester class relating to research and prep for the summer internship. It is unlikely a student is just hearing about the process now. My child had an internship at NIST and I think the application process started early in the year. As stated above, the program has a relationship with UMD so kids will eventually be connected with a professor if they are not able to find something themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too late to apply. I received a couple of application email last week, but our university/institution has deadline way ahead and I can’t do anything now. I think Blair counselor should have told the juniors about the timeline as she is extremely experienced.

Unless it has changed, Juniors take a whole second semester class relating to research and prep for the summer internship. It is unlikely a student is just hearing about the process now. My child had an internship at NIST and I think the application process started early in the year. As stated above, the program has a relationship with UMD so kids will eventually be connected with a professor if they are not able to find something themselves.

Applications mostly started in early this year, but interviewing, sending out offer and onboarding all take time depending on how efficient the HR works, usually a couple of months. I usually have a couple of students contact me in late fall so when I create an opening, I already have someone in mind and budgeting a new position (costing $$) wouldn't happen magically. Internship with UMD could have pay or no-pay. With JHU and some other universities, they got paid, so everything involves money needs a well-ahead-of-time budgeting at mentor side.

[Anonymous]

Do UMD researchers take non-Blair/PHS students too, or is this more magnet privilege to segregate students?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do UMD researchers take non-Blair/PHS students too, or is this more magnet privilege to segregate students?

Why wouldn't they? The magnet might act as a hook but they are many other types of hooks a kid can have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too late to apply. I received a couple of application email last week, but our university/institution has deadline way ahead and I can’t do anything now. I think Blair counselor should have told the juniors about the timeline as she is extremely experienced.

Unless it has changed, Juniors take a whole second semester class relating to research and prep for the summer internship. It is unlikely a student is just hearing about the process now. My child had an internship at NIST and I think the application process started early in the year. As stated above, the program has a relationship with UMD so kids will eventually be connected with a professor if they are not able to find something themselves.

That's what I thought too.