Dec

I graduated in Dec 2023, no internships because I didn't know that they were important. No one I looked up to ever had one so I didn't grasp the importance and didn't try hard enough. All of my work experience was unrelated to CS. Here I am July 2025, probably 1000+ applications and plenty of ghosted interview opportunities. I've had multiple interviews cancelled and then been rejected. Ghosted by 100s of companies. I started a new job a couple weeks ago. It's not anything crazy. The salary is on the low end and I'm not quite where I want to be. But I got one! My foot is officially in the door. All this to say, it's hard. It took a long time. I didn't have an internship or good GPA, but I did it. You can too.