Currently I want to become a physicist when I grow up, preferably an astrophysicist. There are tons of opportunities for juniors and seniors for internships and research programs, however they are selective and I want to know how to be good enough to get into those when I become old enough.

I live in northern Virginia, so if the opportunities are in person they need to be there or close to there

Any ideas are welcome, however I will provide a higher bounty to those that are tailored to freshman/sophmores in high school, physics/astrophysics, and would be a longer program.

Even if it’s just a one week online vaguely STEM related program, I will still award a minimum of 100 mana