Internship - Letter of Intent

Hello,

My name is John Torres, and I am a junior at High Tech High North County this school year. As part of my school’s philosophy of acquiring workplace skills in a real-world environment I am required to complete an in-depth internship in a business setting.

I would love to be given the opportunity to contribute my time and energy at the Palomar Pomerado Health clinic hospital. I've always had an interest in the medical field, and I'd find the chance to volunteer as an intern a privilege.

My internship would entail a three week full time immersion at your work site Monday through Friday, beginning Monday, May 24th, and concluding three weeks later on Friday, June 11th.

I have many past experiences working not only as an intern, but as a worker in general. I spent the last two summers as the assistant IT administrator, performing tasks to help the IT admin. I'm able to prioritize my tasks and current assignments, and I go the extra mile to make quality work. I also adapted to having an authority figure to report to.

My ambition is to gain knowledge and experience in the medical field. I hope to learn about the many basic procedures that are performed every day in hospitals. This experience will provide me with prior knowledge when I aspire to study medicine.

If you have any questions or request any further information feel free to contact my internship advisors.

Dr. Anne Gloag - agloag@hightechhigh.org

Matt Leader - mleader@hightechhigh.org

Jennifer Howard - jhoward@hightechhigh.org

Andrea Frias - afrias@hightechhigh.org

Networking Interview

Tell me a little about yourself

My name is Juan Torres, and I'm a nuclear engineer at the San Onofre power plant.

Tell me about this organization/company

The full name is San Onofre Nuclear Generator Stations, or SONGS, and we provide electricity to millions of homes and buildings in California.

What is the purpose of this organization?

To provide nuclear power, versus the very common gas and oil power.

How did you acquire these skills?

I went to the Mapua Institute of Technology in the Philippines. I feel like this is where i received most of the knowledge I needed to have this job.

What advice do you have for me?

No matter what, be honest. Especially when you're wrong, or screwed up. The best thing to do is admit your mistakes, and learn from them. It's better for yourself, and better for the company.

What questions did I forget to ask? Anything else you'd like to mention?

Don't settle on a career. One could never know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. Think what you love doing, and what you could imagine yourself doing for a long time.

Internship -Life Outside High School Reflections

1. Describe your view of life beyond high school.

There are several different paths I could take after high school. The primary step following high school is definitely college. Without a proper education, I highly doubt I'll be able to find as many opportunities. Any UC (University of California) school would be preferable, though many other colleges would equally suffice.

2. What questions do you have about our world? What do you wonder about? What are you moved to go out and do or learn about on your own time?

I often wonder about the many different functions of the human body. I always question diseases and sicknesses. I wonder the millions of factors that contribute to their spread, and the factors to combat them as well. I also always question human behavior and interaction. I'm intrigued in the way that humans react to certain things, and how certain personalities act differently.

3. In terms of work or a profession, based on my current interests and opportunities, a job in the medical field would be my ambition. Specialty is still debatable, but any type of job in medicine would be preferable.

4. To achieve my current goals, there's definitely a number of steps to take before reaching them. I know that my first prerequisite is education. No doctor can be licensed without proper education. The school itself is an enormous obstacle in itself, as an additional decade in school can be excessive.

5. What qualities or characteristics did you see in the people around you that you want to develop in yourself? Why?

The one quality I'd like to improve in myself would be productivity and initiative. I see so many people with great work ethic, who never seem to exude a stressful attitude. This is one thing I highly seek.

6. How do interpersonal relationships and/or collaboration influence your understanding of life outside of high school?

It's said that with experience comes knowledge. Being able to learn from my experience, and especially mistakes, will allow me to know what to do in many encounters.

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