Easy Certifications & Preparation

Afternoon,

This may seem like a low-level question but are there any worthwhile financial certifications out there available to those under 18?  I was looking forward to taking the SIE but apparently that's only available to those over 18 and I really need more stuff to put on my resume.  On that note how should I best prepare myself for getting a spring internship at a tiny boutique investment bank?  (Might be really easy to get or it might not be, not sure yet.  Anyway they do mostly do underwriting and a only little M&A and brokering, and their CEO said I'd probably be doing mostly calls and pitches).  At the very least I do already have an "internship" with a tiny local REPE firm, but it looks more impressive on paper than it is in practice and I imagine they would pick up on that.

TLDR; how the fuck do I make myself look worthwhile as a HS senior?

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