A refreshingly fun, and transformative, onramp to life after school.

Why teens choose Factor

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To **_challenge myself _**and try new things.

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I am desperately looking forward to starting a start-up after high school and I want to learn what it takes to become successful.

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I’m looking for this experience because it’s a way to help me plan and think about my future after high school.

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This experience will allow me to fully **_embrace my passions in a work environment _**and understand the life of work processes as a teen. This experience will allow me to **_strengthen and grow my personal character _**and aptitude as well as give me more opportunities like creating my own personal network. This experience will allow me to **_express my creativity and ideas _**and **_gain mentorship _**on how to achieve them from companies who have prior experience.

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I wanted to have a different learning experience from high school and I think it would be really cool to know what its like to work with companies.

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I am looking for this experience to **_develop my leadership and collaboration skills _**as a teenager. I love to work with peers and believe this is a great way to get involved!

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I am looking for this experience to broaden my scale of risks and I want to explore more opportunities that are open to me.

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I’m looking to start my own business at the age of 16

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I am looking for this experience because I am trying to open up my field of knowledge in engineering.

This experience will expose me to a world of success. By working with such experts, I'll get an insight of how it would feel to work in such fields and strengthen my working skills.

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To gain industry experience and help improve the business I already run

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A network of young people with similar interests, and more professional opportunities.

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It’ll help me **_get out of school _**and launch a career.

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Experts know how to analyze situations & turn interesting ideas into something extraordinary.

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I am exploring different fields in order to find out what career I would like to pursue. This experience will help me find what I like to do. I'm also very interested in these businesses and would really enjoy learning about them and how they operate.

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I want to take my interest to the next level and feed my curiosity.

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To know more about what this world and myself have to offer.

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To branch out and try new things

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I want to get the genuine experience of working with a big team, as it will not only help with building a good solid foundation of leadership skills and responsibility early on but also in future career opportunities in which those skills will be essential to utilize.

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To get to know in’s and out’s of real world businesses.

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To get out of my comfort zone, and put myself out there

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To see how companies function and broaden my knowledge of the technological aspects of each company.

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I want to gain insight into how working at one of these companies is like, as well as be able to meet new people and expand my skills to match what companies are looking for.

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I wanna experience different career paths and **_working with industry experts _**might open up a spark in me.

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I am looking forward to this experience because it would offer me a new perspective on how these companies are contributing to improving the world.

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I’m always looking for new opportunities to further my education and experience in the real world. This sounded perfect to me!

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Insight into how experts **_solve problems _**in their fields.

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Working in such environments prior to graduation will **_prove instrumental _**to building connections and preparing to enter the work force.

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You only live once, To experience a dream like this will be amazing.

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Real advanced job-like experience.

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My goal in every aspect of my life is to constantly grow. The mentorship of these skilled experts is **_exactly what I need _**in order to achieve that goal. Factor' encourages me to be advantageous about the things that I want to pursue - now rather than later.

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To **_build my knowledge _**and get closer to people who can get me closer to my goal.

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I want to **_perfect my skills _**in journalism, broadcasting, and public speaking.

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I would like to showcase my ability to work with others and get**_ more experience in the work environment _**such as managing

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My passion has always been to collaborate and meet new people. I want to be able to **_challenge myself _**and learn and gain new experiences.

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I hope to be able to **_put my dreams and hopes into effect _**and believe that working with experts in these companies can help me with that.

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Expand my field of knowledge and gain experience in a multitude of professions

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My goal in every aspect of my life is to constantly grow. The mentorship of these skilled experts is **_exactly what I need _**in order to achieve that goal. Factor' encourages me to be advantageous about the things that I want to pursue - now rather than later.

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I feel like this experience has a lot to offer and I am ready to take in all the learning opportunities.

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It would be a **_great experience _**for me, I can learn something new and push myself.

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It’ll help me **_get out of school _**and launch a career.

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I am looking forward to this experience to become a better collaborator, colleague, and work partner. Moreover, I am an aspiring entrepreneur and this opportunity would **_brighten my horizons _**in that field!

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I want to **_figure out what to do _**with my life.

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I would like to showcase my ability to work with others and get**_ more experience in the work environment _**such as managing

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I want to gain insight into how working at one of these companies is like, as well as be able to meet new people and expand my skills to match what companies are looking for.

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I am **_extremely interested _**in the opportunities these companies have to offer.

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I want to **_perfect my skills _**in journalism, broadcasting, and public speaking.

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To **_build my knowledge _**and get closer to people who can get me closer to my goal.

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To get to know in’s and out’s of real world businesses.

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I wanted to have a different learning experience from high school and I think it would be really cool to know what its like to work with companies.

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To know more about what this world and myself have to offer.

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I am looking into graphic design and hopefully, I can learn from employees of these companies about what I’m really looking for in a career path.

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Expand my field of knowledge and gain experience in a multitude of professions

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I want to get the genuine experience of working with a big team, as it will not only help with building a good solid foundation of leadership skills and responsibility early on but also in future career opportunities in which those skills will be essential to utilize.

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Try something new and encourage other teenagers to do the same.

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This experience will allow me to fully **_embrace my passions in a work environment _**and understand the life of work processes as a teen. This experience will allow me to **_strengthen and grow my personal character _**and aptitude as well as give me more opportunities like creating my own personal network. This experience will allow me to **_express my creativity and ideas _**and **_gain mentorship _**on how to achieve them from companies who have prior experience.

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School doesn’t teach how jobs out there actually work.

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I’m looking for this experience because it’s a way to help me plan and think about my future after high school.

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I want to expand my career choices to better my future.

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Insight into how experts **_solve problems _**in their fields.

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Working in such environments prior to graduation will **_prove instrumental _**to building connections and preparing to enter the work force.

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I am looking for this experience to broaden my scale of risks and I want to explore more opportunities that are open to me.

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I am looking forward to this experience because it would offer me a new perspective on how these companies are contributing to improving the world.

"

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I’m looking to start my own business at the age of 16

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Experts know how to analyze situations & turn interesting ideas into something extraordinary.

"

"

Real advanced job-like experience.

"

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I am looking for this experience because I am trying to open up my field of knowledge in engineering.

This experience will expose me to a world of success. By working with such experts, I'll get an insight of how it would feel to work in such fields and strengthen my working skills.

"

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I wanna experience different career paths and **_working with industry experts _**might open up a spark in me.

"

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You only live once, To experience a dream like this will be amazing.

"

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I’m always looking for new opportunities to further my education and experience in the real world. This sounded perfect to me!

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I’m looking for this experience because I really want to challenge myself and my worldview by seeing the realities of working in different industries.

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To see how companies function and broaden my knowledge of the technological aspects of each company.

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My passion has always been to collaborate and meet new people. I want to be able to **_challenge myself _**and learn and gain new experiences.

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I am exploring different fields in order to find out what career I would like to pursue. This experience will help me find what I like to do. I'm also very interested in these businesses and would really enjoy learning about them and how they operate.

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to gain more experience in the workplace and connect with other like minded people

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Experts know how to analyze situations & turn interesting ideas into something extraordinary.

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To **_challenge myself _**and try new things.

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"

I am **_extremely interested _**in the opportunities these companies have to offer.

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I am looking into graphic design and hopefully, I can learn from employees of these companies about what I’m really looking for in a career path.

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Looking to **broaden my horizons **and open up future opportunities.

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I am about to be a senior in high school but I don't know what I want to be yet. This program can give me great opportunities and develop great relationships with other kids around the world. This program can also help me develop better social skills for when I go out into the world.

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To gain priceless experience.

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The reason why I want to go through this program is to get the opportunity to network to **_strengthen my leadership skills _**in management, and communication. These types of skills will help to become a successful thought leader to make an impact/difference in society.

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To get a better understanding of my future and see what I am good at and passionate about as well as learn more skills.

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I am desperately looking forward to starting a start-up after high school and I want to learn what it takes to become successful.

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Seems cool.

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I wanna experience different career paths and **_working with industry experts _**might open up a spark in me.

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Working in such environments prior to graduation will **_prove instrumental _**to building connections and preparing to enter the work force.

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I want to **_perfect my skills _**in journalism, broadcasting, and public speaking.

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I am looking for this experience to broaden my scale of risks and I want to explore more opportunities that are open to me.

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I am interested to get an insight into real-world problems within legitimate companies and organizations while gaining a deeper **_understanding of how companies operate from within _**and hopefully the ability to learn from professionals in their field. Surrounded by like-minded teens, I hope that I can **_build connections with not only professionals but also teens from around the world _**who have the same vision and aspirations as me.

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High school is boring! This is interesting because I love building stuff and learning from the source.

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I have many interests but haven’t been able to apply my skills to real-world experience.

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Expand my field of knowledge and gain experience in a multitude of professions

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I am looking forward to this experience to become a better collaborator, colleague, and work partner. Moreover, I am an aspiring entrepreneur and this opportunity would **_brighten my horizons _**in that field!

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To branch out and try new things

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I want to **_figure out what to do _**with my life.

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You only live once, To experience a dream like this will be amazing.

"

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I want to get the genuine experience of working with a big team, as it will not only help with building a good solid foundation of leadership skills and responsibility early on but also in future career opportunities in which those skills will be essential to utilize.

"

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I’m looking to start my own business at the age of 16

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"

I am looking for this experience to **_develop my leadership and collaboration skills _**as a teenager. I love to work with peers and believe this is a great way to get involved!

"

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It’ll help me **_get out of school _**and launch a career.

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I would like to gain experience throughout my high school years working with these companies and put my capabilities into the work field.

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I’m always looking for new opportunities to further my education and experience in the real world. This sounded perfect to me!

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I want to figure out what I can do in the future!

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To know more about what this world and myself have to offer.

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I’m looking for this experience because I really want to challenge myself and my worldview by seeing the realities of working in different industries.

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I hope to be able to **_put my dreams and hopes into effect _**and believe that working with experts in these companies can help me with that.

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Try something new and encourage other teenagers to do the same.

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