B. Regional and State Talent Search Summer Programs
Educational programs are offered for academically talented students often beginning in the 2nd grade all the way through senior high school. The best-known talent search programs are the following, but many states and colleges also offer them as well.

• Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth (CTY)

• Duke University’s Talent Identification Project (TIP)

• Northwestern University Center for Talent Development

• University of Denver Center for Innovative and Talented Youth

Information about these and other programs are available at the CTY website: http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/linka.htm

C. Internships
Internships are a wonderful way of finding out more about a subject or cause, or to test whether or not you want to work in a specific subject area. Here are some of the organizations that provide internships for high school students:

• Amnesty International Internships

• Common Cause Internships

• Congressional and Senate Page programs

• Project Vote Smart Internships

• United Nations Internships

For information about internships, consult The Princeton Review’s The Best 106 Internships and other resources noted in The “Best” Admissions Books on this site.