Good post. I didn't do an internship because I didn't have confidence. I was at a top school and had good grades, part-time dev experience. But there were always much better guys (and gals!) around me. "Just 2 more weeks, I will do a side projects/learn something/whatever". Bullshit! it won't make the difference.
Deadlines passed, not much progress and I had conversations with friends such as "where will you intern?" "emm nowhere" "aw... me at Goldman Sachs/IBM/whatever". It sucked big time.
If you, the reader, are feeling the same just apply for your own good. A lot to win, nothing to lose. Being declined feels scary but a week later you won't remember that. There are better people, there will always be. But you are much better than the majority. Apply! A while ago I wrote a blog post about the regrets and mistakes on this topic http://blog.gedrap.me/blog/2013/08/21/a-guide-on-how-to-not-...
Deadlines passed, not much progress and I had conversations with friends such as "where will you intern?" "emm nowhere" "aw... me at Goldman Sachs/IBM/whatever". It sucked big time.
If you, the reader, are feeling the same just apply for your own good. A lot to win, nothing to lose. Being declined feels scary but a week later you won't remember that. There are better people, there will always be. But you are much better than the majority. Apply! A while ago I wrote a blog post about the regrets and mistakes on this topic http://blog.gedrap.me/blog/2013/08/21/a-guide-on-how-to-not-...