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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UMD Dual Major. CS/Another Major - senior. 3 internships in CS - Federal, Defence, FAANG.  Call back from all.  Took the job offer from FAANG. No hooks at all. Asian American Male. All his friends have well paying CS jobs.

All I can say is that internships and work experience from the get go in college is super, super important.

Here is our two cents. 
- Go to your state flagship school and save your education dollars.  UMD has been phenomenal for him.  
- Start applying to as many internships as you can, as early as you can.  Expect to spend a few weeks and a few hours each day sending out applications and resume
- Do not take it personally if you get no offers.  I have heard of brilliant students applying to as many as 200+ positions and only getting 1 or 2 responses.  Be persistent.  My kid applied to 100+ places and got only 1-2 responses. But, the response came from the big names, prestigious well paying places.  And each time, there was call back and offers after the internship ended. 
- Don't do this alone if you can.  Gather a few close friends and sit with them and have internship application sessions together. Once you get your internship offer, keep sending applications out for your friends until all of you have internships.  It is an amazing process of camaraderie and trust building, and it removes  the stress, shame, anxiety, procrastination of internship and job application process. Also, it gives you a whole lot of experience in how to apply and market yourself for different positions because now you are getting a inside look at 5-6 different kinds of candidates/resumes and you are learning from each other.   This is the muscle you will need to develop for the future. [/quote]

^^ Wanted to add...these close friends and classmates who you help in the internship and job application process...these are your future career network.  Especially helpful to those who were unhooked during the college application process and know what it means.  And especially helpful to those who will never belong to the old boys network.  If you cannot get a prestigious job, opportunity or internship  - make sure that your friend gets it. Pull each other up.

And this does not have to be limited to your own major.  You can help friends in adjacent majors as well as in different fields altogether.  It will make you understand the trends, opportunities and future of the job market. [/quote]

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