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[quote=Anonymous]My high schooler applied and was accepted for a selective, paid, Smithsonian internship. It's part of a short list of high school internships that are entirely legit: not pay to play, rigorously structured to avoid nepotism, and not fraudulent, since the work is really being done. The application process was like a mini college app: essays, resume, letters of recs. One of her friends is going to work in her parents' research lab at a well-known university. I think the key differentiator is whether an internship is paid, because if the organization is willing to pay actual money to minors, then they're going to do their darndest to make sure they get the best and brightest. There are many pay-to-play companies that match high schoolers with labs and research papers. Usually those can be identified by tier 1 admission officers who are aware of these things. But nepotism is harder to suss out, especially if the last name isn't the same. [/quote]
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