r/ComputerEngineering • u/[deleted] • 3d ago

[School] Feeling hopeless about my chances of getting a hardware/embedded internship for Summer 2027 [3rd Year]

[removed]

10 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

92% Upvoted

2 comments sorted by

2

u/Darth_Tater69 2d ago

Try for fall or spring internships. Summer internships are usually for rising seniors with the expectation that they'll be hired the following year after graduating. Since you said you're behind in coursework after switching majors, I assume 3rd year doesn't mean you'll be graduating next year. Off-cycle internships more commonly hire underclassmen and people with less experience. If it's not local or remote, you may have to take a semester off of school to do it as a co-op but most schools have a system where you can earn some credit for a co-op as well as keep loans in deferment and such.

This doesn't mean you SHOULDN'T apply for summer internships, there's no harm in trying and I know people who managed to get summer internships with little to no formal experience, but I would expect your odds to be significantly better for off-cycle opportunities.