I think internships are extremely useful!   I went through a lot in high school and college trying to figure out what exactly I wanted (or didn&#x27;t want to do).   Now, I have a number of interns and some of them have gone on to graduate school in physics.  Others have decided that physics isn&#x27;t for them and have decided to do computer science or math.   I try to give them a chance to have a self contained meaningful project.<p>Do any of you have any suggestions for remote interns?  I tried it once and though both the student and I were motivated, the time difference was a killer.  Also, I rely a lot on random interactions with my interns.  I think it would require a lot more structure to pull it off...