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My Internship Experience as a 13-Year-Old

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Re: My Internship Experience as a 13-Year-Old

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Post by philangist »

flylib wrote: post #13
iyulaev wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, a good internship will look much better on a college app than a few extra points. Sadly, nope, unless you're applying to a high-end private school. I know the UC system doesn't care at all about your work experience, and even if you founded a company when you were in HS, that would at best be worth 150-300 SAT points. Now that I think about it, it's scary that I still remember this.

it will look better on a resume for jobs/further internships down the road though which is just as important anyway

Probably more important. Going to a good school is great, working on cool projects and gaining work experience is awesome.

Re: My Internship Experience as a 13-Year-Old

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Post by [deleted] »

shalinshah wrote: post #16
vineel wrote: post #7

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I second this. Summers should not be spent studying for the SAT. Also, a good internship will look much better on a college app than a few extra points.

I think I should study for the SAT, because I'll only be giving up one of my summers (I can intern during my Freshman, Junior and Senior summers)

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Re: My Internship Experience as a 13-Year-Old

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Post by untitledwiz »

Please, go outside, play and run around. Learn to skate, get a boyfriend/girlfriend. There will be so much opportunity for work later on in life. Definitely spend time coding if that's what you love but don't make it your everything. Develop other aspects of your personality/intelligence/body equally. Best wishes!

Re: My Internship Experience as a 13-Year-Old

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Post by yeukhon »

rurounijones wrote: post #10
gedrap wrote: post #2

That's amazing, I am really happy about the founders getting teenagers as interns. Those are life long memories for them.

I thought the entire point of "interns" was to give young people (i.e. teenagers) the chance to work in a real company and get experience, usually over school holidays etc. I think SV (and maybe modern capitalism) has corrupted the term "intern" to be "an excuse for us to not pay you" without the other benefits experienced by the "intern". [EDIT] I should clarify that I am a Brit and never heard the term "intern" use…

Not really true. There is no corruption. White House internship doesn't pay anyone and is one of the hottest place to work for since days. It's entirely a decision people make. You don't want the money but the experience, you can go for it. No one is forcing you to take a job without salary.

Re: My Internship Experience as a 13-Year-Old

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Post by shalinshah »

onedev wrote: post #5

Man when I was that age, my only concern in the world was trading Pokemon cards after school. I wouldn't have given up that carefree experience for the world. I don't know how I feel when I read about things like this. It starts off as jealousy that the kids started their "career" at such a young age, then respect towards them for the same reason, but then I feel sad because at the end of the day I feel like they're…

The thing is, I really like coding, and it gives the same amount of fun as trading pokemon cards probably did to you.

Interning is a way for me to use my skills in the outside world versus just working at home.

Re: My Internship Experience as a 13-Year-Old

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Post by rzc »

onedev wrote: post #5

Man when I was that age, my only concern in the world was trading Pokemon cards after school. I wouldn't have given up that carefree experience for the world. I don't know how I feel when I read about things like this. It starts off as jealousy that the kids started their "career" at such a young age, then respect towards them for the same reason, but then I feel sad because at the end of the day I feel like they're…

I had an engineering internship when I was 14. Definitely missed out on whatever kids my age were doing that summer, but I was too much of a nerd to even have wanted to do anything else. I think it worked out for the better, and I hope it does for Shalin too.

To Shalin: Kill those SAT's and get into the school of your dreams. It is absolutely worth it.

Re: My Internship Experience as a 13-Year-Old

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Post by asandweech »

Keep on trucking. I started working full time as a SE when I was 16. The job provided a nice relief from highschool and helped build up good working habits before I left for college. If you are interested, see if your school would be willing to allow for a work study so you would be able to pursue such things during the school year.

Re: My Internship Experience as a 13-Year-Old

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Post by Darmani »

untitledwiz wrote: post #24

Please, go outside, play and run around. Learn to skate, get a boyfriend/girlfriend. There will be so much opportunity for work later on in life. Definitely spend time coding if that's what you love but don't make it your everything. Develop other aspects of your personality/intelligence/body equally. Best wishes!

This kid is living his dream and having a great time. There's no rule that says he has to want any of those things. We should all support him for being who he wants to be.

My parents said similar things to me, and I grew to resent them for it.

Re: My Internship Experience as a 13-Year-Old

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Post by shalinshah »

untitledwiz wrote: post #24

Please, go outside, play and run around. Learn to skate, get a boyfriend/girlfriend. There will be so much opportunity for work later on in life. Definitely spend time coding if that's what you love but don't make it your everything. Develop other aspects of your personality/intelligence/body equally. Best wishes!

During my internship, I ran almost every single day and I love do other activities besides coding... I agree with you that I shouldn't make coding my everything, I still love to do it when I have free time.
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