Do you think applying for this as well would negatively effect one's summer YC application?
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#62What if I'm not from the US and require a work permission? Any chance of applying?
J1 visa is meant for this and it's pretty easy to get if you're still in school
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#63I think most US undergrads start applying for internships during the fall semester and many of them will have already accepted an offer by now. I strongly suggest YC to open up this application earlier, ideally in October or November.
In my experience at Stanford, this usually wasn't the case. Most people started looking for internships around February-April. Obviously not the case everywhere... but it's the case at arguably one of the closest talent pools to YC.
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#64I suggest looking at interns all year long and not just during the summer months. University of Waterloo has a co-op program for students where they have work terms throughout the year. Interns can be very high value if the environment is setup for them to contribute.
As a co-op student at the University of British Columbia's software engineering program, I want to back this comment as I have 16 months (continuously) of co-op left to look for internships!
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#66Do you have to be a current student to intern?
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#67I think most US undergrads start applying for internships during the fall semester and many of them will have already accepted an offer by now. I strongly suggest YC to open up this application earlier, ideally in October or November.
In my experience at Stanford, this usually wasn't the case. Most people started looking for internships around February-April. Obviously not the case everywhere... but it's the case at arguably one of the closest talent pools to YC.
Both Google and Facebook stopped taking applications in late February this year. So you guys should probably start earlier
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#68I think most US undergrads start applying for internships during the fall semester and many of them will have already accepted an offer by now. I strongly suggest YC to open up this application earlier, ideally in October or November.
In my experience at Stanford, this usually wasn't the case. Most people started looking for internships around February-April. Obviously not the case everywhere... but it's the case at arguably one of the closest talent pools to YC.
Stanford's recruiting schedule seems to move earlier every year. There was a major intern-focused career fair at the beginning of October.
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#69>An invitation to YC's intern conference That sounds neat. Will interns working at YC companies but not placed through this program be invited?
Incoming Dropbox intern here. Interested in that as well. Could someone from YC answer that? Many thanks!
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#70I think most US undergrads start applying for internships during the fall semester and many of them will have already accepted an offer by now. I strongly suggest YC to open up this application earlier, ideally in October or November.
In my experience at Stanford, this usually wasn't the case. Most people started looking for internships around February-April. Obviously not the case everywhere... but it's the case at arguably one of the closest talent pools to YC.
I'm a current Stanford junior. In my experience most people feel stressed if they haven't committed to an offer by early February. The major career fairs for internships take place mid-January, with a more full-time oriented fair occurring in October.
The majority of CS majors I know were locked in before mid-February.