Intern for Stanford-Founded Plastic Surgery Center
Raza increased social media engagement by 40% and proposed a new hair loss treatment now used on hundreds of the clinic's patients.
Now studying at
Stanford University
Internships forhigh school students.
StandOut Connect is a program that matches high school students with internships at innovative companies.
Next deadlineNovember 23rd
Are you ready for real-world experience?
Our program trains high school students in professional skills and helps them land an internship at a company in their chosen area of interest. Students have the opportunity to spearhead a meaningful project at their company match, earn a recommendation letter from an alumnus of a top university or firm, and receive a return offer.
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The impact our students have made.
Intern for Penn-Founded Climate Advisory Firm
Jackie helped build the firm's climate tech database, and his mentor helped him land his first college internship in investment banking.
Now studying at
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Intern for Harvard-Founded Fintech Startup
Mia produced reports on institutional tokenization of real-world assets and on notable 2024 crypto mergers and acquisitions.
Now studying at
Georgetown University
Admissions Outcomes
44%
of StandOut Connect alumni got into a top-20 university.
Our 2024-2025 program alumni were admitted to Ivy League and U.S. News top 20 National Universities at 6.8 times their general acceptance rate.
Career Outcomes
Students Starting Careers in High School
- 1000+
- Students matched with meaningful internships
- 500+
- Companies founded by alumni of top universities and firms
- 80%
- Students who receive optional return offers
Program Resources
What every cohort gets.
01
Top Mentors
We look for mentors who came from somewhere our students want to end up: a top university, a Vault-ranked firm like McKinsey or Goldman Sachs, or an accelerator like Y Combinator. They write our students’ recommendation letters.
02
Your Match
Students choose their own interest areas, and we send their resume to the companies in our network that fit. They interview with real companies, and we keep going until they have an offer they are excited about.
03
Career Readiness
Students learn to pitch themselves with a compelling story, build a college-level resume and LinkedIn presence, network for the industries they want to recruit into, and integrate modern tools like AI into their workflows.
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A real internship is closer than you think.
Get matched with a meaningful high school internship at a company founded by alumni of top universities and firms.