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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid did his HS research internship by applying to a government institution program. He was able to produce some useful work that was used in a research paper by the PI. He was credited as a co-author, though not before he could apply to colleges.  Anyhow,  he got admitted to the same agency's college internship program on the dint of his earlier work and additional skills that he had acquired in college and this time he got paid also.  He has been asked to return again.

So there may be some HS kids who are able to produce worthwhile research.  Not every HS student is a duffer. [/quote]

And it still would have been exceptionally rude and presumptuous to just email a professor. Your kid applied to a program.  Entirely different. [/quote]

Because that particular agency actually had a program and it takes a handful of people only. But he also emailed to a lot of professors that were working on his area of interest, because, getting internships without any connections can be hard  and so all he could do was be a top-notch student and keep on applying.  Yes, these students were taught how to do research, how to write a resume, professional letters, how to dress, how to interview etc etc, as a part of getting them ready to actually be an asset and not a nuisance in the school itself.  The magnet program was producing quality researchers and then asking them to apply.  No one needed to babysit them at work, and these students not only had to do research, but write papers, present papers and submit to top scientific competitions.  
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