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I’m currently sitting somewhere above Nebraska, halfway to San Francisco on the way to a twelve-week internship at Google’s Mountain View headquarters. It’s been a little over a week after I returned from my first year as a computer science student at the University of Michigan, last Thursday. It’s surreal — sure, that I’m leaving as soon as I get back home — but also that as a freshman, I was fortunate enough to get a gig at such a big company. Luck was definitely a big part of it, but there were a few things I did that I think helped me land it which I wanted to document here as well — so hopefully your Twitter location will say “SFO” next summer, too! I was lucky enough to know how to code before entering college — I taught myself basic programming in JavaScript during my freshman year of high school using a book called Eloquent JavaScript, and from my sophomore year onwards took formal coding classes in C++ and Java up to AP Computer Science. I did a fair amount of side projects, t

How I Got a Google Internship Freshman Year · The Internship · Natecation · Natecation Natecation Home Now More May 11th, 2019 · over 5 years ago The Internship How I Got a Google Internship Freshman Year From application, to interview, to offer — my path to landing a full software engineering intern position at Google as a first-year student, my unconventional hiring process, and a few resources I recommend for those going through the process now. The entrance to the Googleplex, in Mountain View, California I’m currently sitting somewhere above Nebraska, halfway to San Francisco on the way to

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