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

Why teens choose Factor

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

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

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

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To grow and learn from the best. You have to go out of your way to seek opportunities they don’t just come to you and by putting in the work while I’m young, I’ll set myself up better in the future.

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To gain priceless experience.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 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 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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To branch out and try new things

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

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

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I want to be able to use my technical skills in real-life situations so that I can become a better person and leave a mark on the world.

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To brighten my horizon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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Real advanced job-like experience.

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I want to be able to use my technical skills in real-life situations so that I can become a better person and leave a mark on the world.

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

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

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

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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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To brighten my horizon.

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

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"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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.

"

"

To gain priceless experience.

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I want to understand multiple fields that I could go into when I graduate high school. I want to know what kinds of things are working and what kinds of things aren’t working in our world.

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

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

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To gain priceless experience.

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

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

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There’s plenty of things to learn why not learn from the best?

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

Real advanced job-like experience.

"

"

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.

"

"

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

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

"

"

To brighten my horizon.

"

"

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.

"

"

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.

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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

"

"

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.

"

"

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.

"

"

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

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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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