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Senior Experience

Squirrel NinjaSquirrel Ninja Registered User regular
edited February 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
My high school has this program called "senior experience", in which my class spends 3 weeks in the end of may working in an industry that interested us. I've always wanted to work in game design, but I've had little success finding a company to intern at. Anyone have a suggestion for a company that would take a high school intern, or if that is'nt possible (something I've accepted as a reasonable probability), a related field to investigate such as digital art or programing that I should look into. I should also mention that I live near Cleveland (our chief export is unemployment), so this may be a difficult task without going out of state. Any suggestions appreciated.

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  • Squirrel NinjaSquirrel Ninja Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Come on now, someone must have some brilliant insight to offer.

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  • Marblehead JohnsonMarblehead Johnson Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    We don't know where you are, and as such don't know what game companies exist near you. I recommend asking a teacher, since they do know where you live.

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    Magus` wrote: »
    It's human nature to derive meaning from that something that actually lacks it in order to suit your goals.

    Dismayed By Humanity Since 1992.
  • Chief1138Chief1138 Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Chances are you're not going to find very much in the way of game development in Cleveland. From what I understand you pretty much have to live on the west coast to find anything of that variety.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Marblehead Johnson wrote:
    We don't know where you are, and as such don't know what game companies exist near you. I recommend asking a teacher, since they do know where you live.
    Squirrel Ninja wrote:
    I should also mention that I live near Cleveland (our chief export is unemployment), so this may be a difficult task without going out of state. Any suggestions appreciated.

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  • Marblehead JohnsonMarblehead Johnson Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Thanatos wrote:
    Marblehead Johnson wrote:
    We don't know where you are, and as such don't know what game companies exist near you. I recommend asking a teacher, since they do know where you live.
    Squirrel Ninja wrote:
    I should also mention that I live near Cleveland (our chief export is unemployment), so this may be a difficult task without going out of state. Any suggestions appreciated.
    I swear to gord, I read his post, and missed that. *facepalm*

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    Magus` wrote: »
    It's human nature to derive meaning from that something that actually lacks it in order to suit your goals.

    Dismayed By Humanity Since 1992.
  • SarcastroSarcastro Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Squirrel Ninja wrote:
    My high school has this program called "senior experience", in which my class spends 3 weeks in the end of may working in an industry that interested us. I've always wanted to work in game design, but I've had little success finding a company to intern at. Anyone have a suggestion for a company that would take a high school intern, or if that is'nt possible (something I've accepted as a reasonable probability), a related field to investigate such as digital art or programing that I should look into. I should also mention that I live near Cleveland (our chief export is unemployment), so this may be a difficult task without going out of state. Any suggestions appreciated.

    This sort of thing is generally of use and designed for people going into a trade, especially in a smallish town. 'Get to know your oil-changer 'cuz he's gonna be your new boss' type stuff. Of very little use for young burgeoning professionals. I would recommend picking the trade that suits you best as a 'second choice' and giving that a shot. With any luck it will suck so much ass you'll work twice as hard in post-secondary.

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  • corcorigancorcorigan Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I did a week in an accountants.

    Put me off doing anything maths related. So that was successful.

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