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In episode 3 of Lift Off with Aman Manazir, I talk to Akash Bobba. We discuss how he landed a Meta internship as a freshman, a Palantir internship as a sophomore, and how he got into Berkeley MET, one of the most competitive programs in the USA. Enjoy!

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0:00 Introduction
0:42 Akash's Journey into Software Engineering
2:34 From Childhood to First Project
5:27 Why Akash Started Coding
9:12 Dominating Hackathons
13:26 BeamJobs: Crafting the Perfect Software Engineering Resume
14:36 Lessons from Hackathons
18:04 Picking the Right Team
19:48 High School Speech and Debate
21:44 Sharpening Leadership Skills in Model UN
23:13 Inside the Berkeley MET Program
28:11 Securing a Meta Internship as a Freshman
29:44 How to Land a SWE Internship as a Freshman
32:20 Palantir vs Meta Internship Differences
33:22 Struggling to Get an Internship
35:24 Thoughtful Thursday Insights
35:40 Choosing the Right Projects
36:55 Life at Palantir
38:30 Getting Involved in Blockchain at Berkeley
40:31 MustJoin Clubs at Berkeley
44:21 Top Classes for Engineers at Berkeley
47:07 Software Engineering Course Breakdown
47:29 Best and Worst Classes
52:52 Akash's Favorite Activities at Berkeley
54:59 Inside Hyper House
58:34 Living with Lots of Roommates
1:02:46 Making Friends in College
1:10:57 East vs West Coast Cultural Differences
1:13:22 Advice to My Younger Self
1:17:16 What's Next for Akash
1:19:10 Final Thoughts

I'm Aman Manazir, a career coach and former software engineer. I make videos about making it as a computer science student and landing your dream job. I post new videos regularly, run a tech interview podcast, and run an email newsletter (https://amanmanazir.com/newsletter).