#assip

I never applied to ASSIP, but I’ve heard from friends and family that emailing helps your chances A LOT. I would recommend doing so, but researchers are really good at detecting if you’re genuinely interested in their work. It’s not a guarantee, but for sure reach out to them.

I think it's best to look at these on your own, but I gather that SEAP and AEOP are more like internships for the military and ASSIP is an opportunity to do research over the summer. If you're looking to do research (to enter competitions like STS, etc.) I would go and apply to ASSIP - the application is due Feb. 15. SEAP I think was due since November though.

I know one of my friends has received an interview request, but it’s likely that not all mentors have finished selecting applicants. Keep waiting and don’t lose hope!

ASSIP actually has lists of previous participants on its website (assip.cos.gmu.edu) and I counted 35 TJ students last summer, most of them rising seniors.I would guess that around the same number, like 20-30, did SEAP.

Most of the time you’ll just need an unofficial transcript when applying. Go to your counselor and ask them for an unofficial transcript; they’ll print out a sheet that lists all the courses you’ve taken and the grades you got in them. 

I don’t remember sending in my transcript into ASSIP, but you do need to tell them your GPA into the online application. They won’t see your freshman year grades, but you will have to let them know what your coursework has been the past couple years so they can make an accurate judgement about your GPA. For the other internships you listed, you can look at the online applications on the site to see whether or not you have to send in your transcript (basically if they’ll see your freshman grades).

SEAP (run by the Department of Defense) is structured a little more research style (like they give you a project which you work on and then write a report on) but they do have lots of engineering topics ranging across chemistry, bio, physics, CS, etc.Not quite sure what you mean by engineering, but I know that one of their locations (Caderock?) does boat building. Nice thing about SEAP is that it’s paid. ASSIP is structured similarly but unpaid. NIH is generally more bio research. For a different, more “real world” experience you can go for internships with private companies rather than with research labs (these are usually paid too). Check out the TJ Internship fair which happens around February (mostly CS internships though).

Deadlines are the most important thing to keep in mind here. Thanksgiving and winter break would be the best time to start working on those applications. EAP is due insanely early (Early december last year), and NIH and GMU ASSIP are in February. In addition to those three I believe GWU also has a program, as does Georgetown’s Lombardi cancer center.But I’m not too sure about those. It will always bee a good idea to try emailing a bunch of professors/researchers whose work interests you to see if you can work in their lab over the summer.  Be sure to ask for teacher recommendations I would say about a month in advance, and if you are planning to apply to multiple internships (which is recommended – they are pretty hard to get), let your teachers know when you ask them the first time. The College Career Center will hold info sessions on internships in the fall or early winter, so keep your eye on those emails from Mrs. Kropf. You could also go to the CCC whenever and ask her about internships, she’ll give you lots of good advice. Finally, apart from these high school intern programs, there are also private companies which come to TJ’s internship fair, although those are generally more CS-related (with the exception of possibly MITRE).