Real pay, real hours, real return offer rates. Posted anonymously by students who actually did the internship.
Where students rated their internship 4★ or higher this season.
Fresh takes from this recruiting cycle.
SWE Intern
Shipped real code to a product used by millions. Host and mentor were genuinely invested in my growth. Free food is a meme but it really does add up.
Summer Analyst, IBD
100 hour weeks were normal. Learned more in 10 weeks than two years of school. Not for everyone but the brand on your resume opens every door.
Backend Intern
Got assigned a real project on the payments core team. Code review bar is high but everyone is kind about it. Writing culture is unreal.
Product Manager Intern
Shipped a feature in week 6. Lots of autonomy but you have to push for direction. Interview was 5 rounds and intense.
Consulting Summer Scholar
Project work felt like glorified slide editing. Networking and training weeks were genuinely useful. Cohort was the best part.
Vehicle Engineering Intern
Owned a real subsystem within two weeks. Hours are long, expectations are higher. No return offer this cycle but learned a ton.
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