with limited cs knowledge (took apcsa and a dual enrollment c++ course), how do I go about getting an internship over next summer (doesn’t have to be a big company)? I’ll have taken CS1332 by the time of summer, but likely not by the time of applying/interviewing.

• when do I apply (fall internship fair??)

• what types of internship “roles” should I look for that would be easy to get with such little CS exp

• before the fall internship fair (good 2 months), what should I do to increase marketability at the fall internship fair/application process? (personal projects - what kind?, learning more into a language- what resource to use?, etc)

I am hella scared I haven't secured an internship yet.

Hello, I'm a Viterbi student coming back to school this Fall semester after 4 years and just switched from mechanical engineering to computer science. I took an intro to CS in C++ at a community college and currently teaching myself python. It's probably too early for me to get an internship in CS since I barely got into the field but I only have 2.5 years of school left and wanted to maximize summer breaks. I know it's going to be different for every company, but I wanted to get some insights on what minimum skills I would need to land a summer internship. I'm planning to work on couple of projects before Fall sem starts and I would have finished CSCI 103, 104, 107 by summer. Any tips on finding internships are also very appreciated. Thank you!

I'm a current computer science junior at a decent CS school with a GPA greater than 3.5. (US Citizen)

I've applied to over 100 summer 2026 internships (mostly small to medium companies for Technology Analyst, Cybersecurity, and SWE intern roles), and have just gotten r[j]ections and like a few OAs which were too difficult for me. I have gotten no interv[]iew[s].

I went to my university's career fair a bit back when they hosted it, and I asked the recruiters to look at my resume, and they all said it was pretty decent and just suggested some minor tweaks.

I have some decent leadership experience and am on my university's hackathon team this year (which is pretty well known).

Not sure what to do now since internshi[p] recruiting season seems to be winding down. I spend all this money, years of college, long hours into algorithms and difficult math courses, yet there are too many applic[]ants with people whose resumes are better than mine and are smarter than me, and too f[e]w CS jobs.

Don't mind the brackets...tried to avoid filters in csmajors subreddit