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Any prospect of accepting high schoolers who have the necessary skills? Would it help if I am concurrently enrolled in college as well?
Can grad students who are interested in leaving academia apply?
I think most US undergrads start applying for internships during the fall semester and many of them will have already accepted an offer by now. I strongly suggest YC to open up this application earlier, ideally in October or November.
In my experience at Stanford, this usually wasn't the case. Most people started looking for internships around February-April. Obviously not the case everywhere... but it's the case at arguably one of the closest talent pools to YC.
What if I'm not from the US and require a work permission? Any chance of applying?
I have no inside info, but my guess is probably not. Unless we're talking about AirBnB or Dropbox, most YC companies aren't going to want to take the time out to deal with the regulator¥ hassles of H1B sponsorship. That said, for the perfect candidate, exceptions will be made.
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North American interns with a technical background should be eligible for TN visas as well.
Are you speaking from experience? I've found the TN process really confusing for an intern, and if you have any experience with the application process, I'd love to hear about it.