High School Student Invited to Assist in Penetration Testing Despite Limited Experience

A high school student in their second year of cybersecurity studies contacted a specialized company to apply for a few weeks of internship. After a phone interview where he struggled with theoretical questions such as the OSI model and RIP, the firm still offered a future collaboration. Since then, he has been invited to participate in penetration tests next month, despite his limited experience—primarily from TryHackMe, school labs, and basic networking and security concepts. He expresses his stress about this challenge and seeks to understand what might be expected of him.