This Thanksgiving break was unlike any other. I gave thanks for a much needed week away from college, but that didn\u2019t give me a break from working. Productivity levels were at an all-time high, and I made the most of it.<\/p>\n
The first task on my agenda involved soldering and software. For my Data Acquisition class, the requirements for our final group project was to create an application using a NI ELVIS II Breadboard, LabVIEW programming, and physical components. As a group of nerdy college students, of course we chose to make a video game complete with controller. Since the due date was a few days after break, we needed to finish it during the holiday. The Monday of break I drove back to campus and met up with my group members and we started engineering. I soldered the buttons, burned my fingers, soldered them again, and burned my other fingers. The others worked out the software, which involved much less burning of fingers. The game was a simple memory game, but that didn\u2019t translate to simple coding. We designed and debugged software from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. I gave even more thanks that the day ended in success.<\/p>\n
The other task was all about internships. The College of Engineering requires that all engineering majors complete an internship during the summer before their senior year. With a constantly revised resume and desire to graduate, I decided to start the process early. My plan was to apply to as many companies as possible and hope for the best, like throwing out a handful of seeds and only needing one to grow. And if they all do, even better. I applied to Intel, Broadcom, Garmin, Honeywell, Blizzard and even Disney Imagineering. Basically every website used the same internship application so I became quite efficient at the process. I actually became so familiar with the process that I would find companies and apply as a study break. I have applied to 18 companies so far. I might have a problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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