I am 18, have an internship at Harvard University, unpaid, in one of the best specialized labs this summer. The issue is that it is expensive to live there, no housing, but I can’t miss this chance. I have investments in an amount that could cover my living expenses there, unfortunately it could more but space stocks decided that it is time to take money from investors for spacex. I am thinking if I should sell and cover those costs. I might lose compounding in ETFs (VOO, QQQ), but isn’t this a bigger investment in a future career? I need advice from people who have faced something similar - not an internship, even selling stocks for a ring, pizza, or whatever. Thank you.