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CLA’s High School Internship Program

By Brittany MaschalMar 03, 2026

Looking to explore the world of business, professional services, or accounting and gain hands-on experience with real projects and clients? Discover your passions and pave the way for your future career with CLA’s high school internship program. Applications for CLA’s High School Internship Program will be open soon.

This program helps students get a head start in considering career options, understand the opportunities available in professional services, and work on real projects. The 2026 high school internship program is an immersive, four-week paid program designed to inspire and grow the next generation of accounting and professional services talent.

Experience Dates: June 15 – July 16 (off the week of June 29 – July 3 off)
Workdays: Monday – Thursday (In Person)
Work Hours: 9am to 4:30pm local time
Attire: Business casual
Technology: All interns are assigned a laptop while in the program.

More information here!

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Jameel Clinic AI & Health High School Summer Bootcamp

By Brittany MaschalDec 07, 2025

Fantastic opportunity at MIT; application is now open!

More info….

We’re pleased to share that the application portal for the Jameel Clinic AI & Health High School Summer Bootcamp is officially open! As technology continues to accelerate and shape society, we believe it’s critical to equip students with the knowledge to understand some of the biggest challenges facing humanity today. In this rigorous, one-week program, students will have the chance to learn from and meet faculty from MIT and Harvard Medical School while contributing to a final project that will hone their research capabilities in AI and health.

Our bootcamp is designed to bring the “MIT experience” to students, whether it’s Nobel Prize winners or quadruped robots. This program introduces students to transformative ideas from world-class faculty, clinicians, and industry pioneers, helping the next generation of thinkers identify and understand where the real risks and opportunities are when it comes to bringing the power of AI into human health.

Learn more here –> https://jclinic.mit.edu/events/high-school-summer-bootcamp/

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Resume Magic

By Brittany MaschalMay 29, 2025

What selective colleges look for in applicants is fairly well known. Academic excellence in your school’s most rigorous classes is a start, as are competitive test scores. But many applicants overlook the magic that happens when what excites you in the classroom begins to show up in what you do outside of it. This is how you demonstrate that you have a curious mind, some intellectual spark. As Michigan says, “Show us how the combination of coursework and related activities inspired original thinking on your part.” These connections light up the eyes of AdComs at the most selective colleges.

I also want to point out something Princeton says that really highlights why your resume matters so much in this process, as they seek to “understand your potential to take advantage of the resources at Princeton and the kind of contribution you would make to the Princeton community.” What you do in high school foreshadows what you might do in college. When you look at your resume, is that picture clear, and does it include academics? College is school, after all….

You don’t need to be applying to Princeton, Yale, or Michigan to benefit from this advice:

Yale podcast/blog: https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/testing-rigor-ai-and-what-are-we-really-looking-your-questions-answered-dean-richardson

Michigan’s application instructions: https://admissions.umich.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/selection-process

Princeton’s helpful tips: https://admission.princeton.edu/apply/before-you-apply/helpful-tips

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New Museum Teen Fellowship

By Brittany MaschalApr 30, 2025

The NewMu Teen Fellowship is a paid, after-school program for New York City public high school students. The Fellowship spans two school years, allowing time for Fellows to develop their creativity, critical thinking, and self-expression. They work directly with professional artists, Museum staff, and community members and gain creative and professional development through mentorship, work experience, and leadership opportunities. The Fellowship amplifies youth voices and ideas by supporting large-scale projects, including a public display of their artwork and a Youth Summit.

The Fellowship meets weekly on Tuesdays, from 4 to 6pm, and will run from September 2025 through June 2027, excluding summer breaks and school recesses. Fellows are expected to commit to the full program, consisting of two school years.

Final Call for Inspiring Girls* Expeditions 2025 Applications!

By Brittany MaschalFeb 08, 2025

DEADLINE TODAY!

Applications for Girls* on Ice Canada are due tonight at 11:59pm PST!

Upcoming deadlines for the rest of our expeditions are:

February 9th for Girls* in Icy Fjords and Girls* on Rock (in two days!)
February 14th for Girls* on Ice Schweiz, Girls* on Ice Suisse, and Girls* on Ice Austria
March 2nd for Girls* on Ice Alaska and Girls* on Water

Share this with teachers, parents, and students who might be interested! Appy here.

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Born This Way Foundation – Youth Advisory Board Application

By BMC BloggerOct 23, 2024

The information below is from the Born This Way Foundation:

Born This Way Foundation, at its core, is an organization informed, shaped, and led by the young people with and for whom we do this work. Young people want to build a kinder and braver world, and know how to do so, and it’s up to us to connect them with the platforms and resources they need to make that future possible. Apply to join a visionary group of leaders ages 15-24.

Our 2023 Youth Advisory Board cohort showed kindness is action, and that action is undeniably linked with our mental health and wellbeing. This group of global leaders launched their own nonprofits, community projects, media platforms, technology solutions, and more; all in service of mental health advocacy and building kinder environments where young people can thrive. They teach us every single day that there is no one way to be kind, to show up for your own and others’ mental health, but each path you take is valid and necessary for our collective wellbeing.

We hope you’ll consider clicking here to apply by our deadline of Tuesday, November 26, or sharing this link with a young person in your life so they can be part of this incredible experience: bornthisway.foundation/advisory-board-application.

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Registration for the 2024-2025 Wharton Global High School Investment Competition is now open!

By Brittany MaschalJun 18, 2024

Don’t miss your chance to compete in the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition.

Important details, dates, as well as helpful resources and tools can be found here: https://globalyouth.wharton.upenn.edu/investment-competition/

The competition is a free, English-based, experiential investment challenge for high school students and teachers that includes an online trading simulator. Participants compete with other students from around the world and learn about finance, teamwork, strategy building, analysis, communication, and the stock market.

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Making Caring Common’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB)

By Brittany MaschalMay 03, 2024

Apply for the 2024-25 Youth Advisory Board!

Making Caring Common’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is a diverse group of high school students from across the country who are committed to making schools more caring and respectful places through their everyday interactions. The YAB helps MCC devise solutions to pressing challenges and provides feedback on ideas.

Applications are due by May 15, 2024.

Calling All Young Writers: Submit to the Adroit Prizes and the Summer Mentorship Program!

By Brittany MaschalApr 04, 2024

For those looking to develop as a writer and work with a mentor…

Adroit is accepting applications from current high school students (including seniors!) for their online summer mentorship program through April 7th @ 11:59pm PT.

For guidance and answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please visit our Mentorship FAQ page.

For those with a polished piece of poetry or prose that’s ready for submission…the Adroit Prizes, awarded annually to two students of secondary or undergraduate status, are open for submissions.

The 2024 Adroit Prize for Poetry will be selected by Ocean Vuong; the 2024 Adroit Prize for Prose will be selected by Kaveh Akbar. The submission deadline for the 2024 Adroit Prizes is May 1st, 2024 @ 11:59pm PT.

If you would like to submit your work, please familiarize yourself with the submission guidelines.

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Elevating Your Extracurriculars for Summer 2024

By Brittany MaschalFeb 22, 2024

The strength of your curriculum (rigor), the grades you receive in academic courses (core academic GPA), and your extracurricular activities (ECs) are what matter most in the evaluation of a college application.

College counselors can help students choose the right courses and connect them with the learning support they might need to achieve excellent grades, but advising on the extracurricular activities that will help students stand out is much more complicated!

It’s getting harder and harder to stand out extracurricularly; a lot has been done before, and it can be tough to come up with original ideas when the internet provides conflicting information. It is easy to pay to undertake research or get published; spend time on a college campus taking a course alongside peers; or travel the world serving communities you don’t have an intimate connection to but that are exciting to visit and experience. For some applicants, these ECs do the trick—really!

However, if you are targeting selective schools, you’ll benefit from not taking the easy path when it comes to ECs.

Your ECs will need to not only support a clear academic narrative and demonstrate your intellectual curiosity but also highlight what matters most to you and what you care about in your world. You will benefit from getting creative!

We understand not everyone needs or wants full-blown college counseling, but we also want to make sure students really understand the role of extracurriculars in the college admissions process and spend their time wisely. If you are interested in a standalone extracurricular planning session to maximize the summer of 2024, reach out!

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