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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is a better junior summer activity for a kid like this— science internship, hospital volunteer program, or competitive top music summer program? Seems like research is very common and competitive music might stand out more but not sure.  Thinking about both what is better for admissions, but also for future— is it harder to get into a research lab in college if you haven’t done a research internship?[/quote]

Speaking from experience, both. Most high achievers have capacity to do a 4-6 week arts program and use the other 6 weeks for academic endeavors pr volunteering or both.

Regarding research labs at college all of the top private/ivies tout the fact that any admitted student can get into a lab, typically they recommend no earlier than freshman spring or summer. Many summer REU programs at or away from the student’s home university are open to college students after freshman year with NO or very little experience. They specifically target students from non-R1 /non-elite schools due to the fact that elite schools often have programs for their own students and many more research for freshman[/quote]

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