What boarding schools offer internships in STEM fields?

Yes, some boarding schools actually give you the chance to intern in a lab while your peers are scooping ice cream all summer. Phillips Academy Andover offers opportunities through its STEM Scholar initiatives, while Lawrenceville’s Hutchins Scholars often find placements in university labs or field research programs. At Choate, students in the Science Research Program get help connecting with mentors outside the school, sometimes even landing roles in real-world laboratories. These aren’t the type of internships where you fetch coffee. We’re talking DNA sequencing, environmental data collection, and software prototyping. So if you want to build your resume while still in high school, these schools deliver.