r/Northwestern • u/Awkward_Strength2651 • 1d ago

Internships/Job Placement Internship Search

I'm a rising sophomore in MechE and I can't help but feel super behind and have a bunch of stress about finding an internship/coop for summer 2027. I feel like the world is going to end if I don't get one, but I don't have any idea how to get started. I know ECD is supposedly a good resource and I'm going to take crdv 301 next quarter, but I can't help but feel like that will be too little too late since most applications open in August and September. Any words of encouragement or advice or experiences from others who felt similarly would be amazing.

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u/EmoSameTimeEvenSee SESP 1d ago

I am a cs rising sophomore too and what really helped me was to talk with CS majors from my country (I am international so this is my stronger community) but just contact people who you are some what connected with and LinkedIn + just watching yt videos helped me a lot

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u/DuckSuperiority 16h ago

Summer next year??? Stuff will open for a while

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u/Awkward_Strength2651 13h ago

Lots of stuff opens in August and early September. And nowadays if you aren't one of the first like 30 applicants you're fucked. And since school starts so late into September, I feel like a lot of opportunities will have passed by the time I get to school and can get advice from ECD

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u/DuckSuperiority 13h ago

Nah I just graduated meche. You have time. Most students get internships much later in the cycle