LADDER INTERNSHIPS
Startup internships for ambitious high school students
Why do an internship
in high school?
Explore a Career Build a real-world project Gain an advantage in Build a professional
college admissions network, now
Work with the world’s Create something that Showcase a unique Work with the very best -
experience that few high from Harvard Business
out what a career looks Whether it’s a market school students have. School, to Y Combinator,
like. Learn what a real report, an app, or a strategy. Show tangible outcomes to ex-McKinsey founders.
work environment is like. (such as a product) that
reflect your interests.
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Work with the very best companies
Where our companies and your mentors come from
Funded by
Studied at
Worked at
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Tech/Deep Tech
Finance
Media/Journalism
Engineering
Machine Learning/AI
Consulting
Mental Health
Fashion
Health Tech
Environmental Science
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(01) (02) (03) (04)
Competitor analysis for White paper for San Machine learning model Writing, editing, and
health tech company Francisco-based to predict customer
focused on scaling churn for e-commerce article section for a
nursing homes mental health in Gen Z website backed by monthly issue
Y-Combinator
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LADDER INTERNSHIPS
Program Timeline
WEEK 1 WEEK 3 WEEK 5 WEEK 7
Meet with the Finalize the 1 st
Meet with the Finalize the
company coach, draft of the company mentor,
nd
meet with the
and meet with the with the deliverable Ladder coach
ladder coach company coach
WEEK 2 WEEK 4 WEEK 6 WEEK 8
Work on the Present the 1st
Work with the Present the
deliverable to company coach
company coach the company on the 2nd the company
deliverable
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Program Overview
8 weeks, 1 company, the internship of a lifetime.
What you will get out of this internship:
Work experience at a
top start-up completion by the recommendation
company from the host
company mentor
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Program Cost & Time Commitment
# of 1-1 sessions with host company 8
# of sessions with Ladder mentor* 4
# of hours per week expected of the student 5-10
Program oversight from Ladder program manager
Goal output
COST & DURATION $1490
8 weeks
*Ladder mentor: a professional mentor outside of the host company guiding the students in the internship. 8
Programs Offered Research Internship
# of 1-1 sessions with research mentor 15
# of 1-1 sessions with writing coach 4
# of 1-1 sessions with publication specialist 4
# of hours per week expected of the student 10-15
# of weeks 12-16 for research
4-16 for publication
Program oversight from program manager
Goal Output Undergraduate level research paper
COST & DURATION
*US Dollar
$4800
A combination of Ladder Internship and Research Internship is priced at $5900. 9
are we looking for?
• Hardworking
• Ambitious
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• Not required: experience in the
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sister research program, Lumiere
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PRINCETON PENN STANFORD CAMBRIDGE UC BERKELEY
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A survey to more than 150 alumni that applied to universities in 2021-22 showed that 9.8% of Lumiere Alumni who
applied to an Ivy League university or Stanford got in - that is 115% higher than the general rate of acceptance at
these universities!
application process:
85% mentioned it in the
“Activities” section of 52% wrote about it in either
a main or 40% of them included either
a recommendation
their application supplemental essay
form from their mentor
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The Application &
Placement Process
How students apply
Start the program
Receive a placement
Get shortlisted for an decision
Fill out an interview
application form
We match students with companies based on their indicated interest in the form and the interview
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Application Deadline
SUMMER COHORT 2023 Program Deadline Program Date
Regular admission 1: June 5, 2023
April 16, 2023
Regular admission 2:
May 14, 2023
SUMMER II COHORT 2023 Program Deadline Program Date
June 18, 2023 July 10, 2023
FALL COHORT 2023 Program Deadline Program Date
August 27, 2023 September 18, 2023
WINTER COHORT 2023 Program Deadline Program Date
November 26, 2023 December 18, 2023
Apply with this link: [Link]
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info session, please reach out to us at
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