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i'm a sophomore mechE student with a 3.4 GPA
after seven interviews at four different companies i landed a full-time paid internship at an architecture / civil engineering consulting firm. i'll be editing redlines and visiting jobsites. i'm very excited.

apparently it's extraordinarily difficult for engineering students to get an internship. am i lucky or amazing?

>> No.10641164

>>10641128
Awesome blog post. You’re a literal undergrad

Fuck off and Sage

>> No.10641171

I have no idea but I believe that if you're studying engineering with decent knowledge of things and aren't an autist (this is the problem) you can get jobs but since most can't do both things given the limited number of jobs no one can get in.

The only companies where being sociable and sucking dick don't get you places are the top companies but since those have people applying from all over, they probably have no problem finding people having intelligence and social skills, making it way more competitive

>> No.10641333

>>10641171
yeah at the interview my boss was like "we need a guy with good social skills" and he could tell that i have that

>> No.10641762

>>10641128
Not uncommon, especially for a useful degree like mechE. Good job. Hopefully it is interesting/wellpaid work. Now if you were working for NASA, DARPA, or a robotics startup, then I would be impressed. My brother was designing textiles manufacturing robotic arms as an intern when he was a sophomore.

>> No.10641767

>>10641333
>yeah at the interview my boss was like "we need a guy with good social skills" and he could tell that i have that

>> No.10641788

>>10641128
>apparently it's extraordinarily difficult for engineering students to get an internship. am i lucky or amazing?
er, that's like a standard for succeeding as an engineer.