MechE student to CS?

Tesla
qtqy

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Looking for summer 2020 mechanical engineering internships
qtqy
Oct 5, 2019 9 Comments

So I'm 2 years into my MechE undergrad. Two great internships (Tesla and one other). I hate it and want to switch to CS. How hard would landing internships and stuff be at FAANGs and similar? Will I be able to leverage my previous experience?

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  • Apple
    Shouldyou?

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    Shouldyou?
    How to get a RFE and get your H1 denied 101.
    Oct 5, 2019 1
  • Amazon
    amznanon

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    amznanon
    Switch now, you'll always have a black mark not having a CS undergrad. I switched after graduation and am now doing a MS to fill in the gaps. Finding internships shouldn't be a problem.
    Oct 5, 2019 1
    • Tesla
      qtqy

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      Looking for summer 2020 mechanical engineering internships
      qtqy
      OP
      Do you have any experience with leveraging internship experience? I'm worried about starting at square 0 again
      Oct 5, 2019
  • Yelp
    welppp

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    On Internet, anything can be debated.
    welppp
    Youre worrying too much. I even completed my bs in ME. Do what you want.
    Oct 7, 2019 0
  • Google
    nanithefu

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    nanithefu
    Change majors and take an extra year to graduate
    Oct 6, 2019 1
    • Tesla
      qtqy

      Go to company page Tesla

      BIO
      Looking for summer 2020 mechanical engineering internships
      qtqy
      OP
      Any thoughts on leveraging previous experience? Does it at least demonstrate problem solving ability?
      Oct 6, 2019
  • Microsoft / Eng
    ERlc58

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    ERlc58
    You can do it, I know someone who got a job at Microsoft new grad from a mechE degree, but he had internships related to both mech (computation and stuff related to mech) and 1 software engineering internship
    Oct 5, 2019 0