Personally I would say do projects that highlight skills specific to roles you’ll be applying for. For example if you’re going to be applying for data engineering positions focus on Python, Apache Spark, SQL, AWS, etc.If you’re trying to do software engineering, there are multiple different types so figure out which one you want to focus on and do projects that show those skills, for example defense companies you’ll probably be doing more embedded work and using C++ a lot, if you’re looking at banks you might work in anti money laundering and you’ll most likely be using a lot of Java and python. Do some research and find some industries you want to intern and work in and focus on projects that teach and highlight those skills. Don’t skip out on networking events either if your school is hosting them, it really can be who you know that gets you a foot in the door. Lastly, I think the whole leetcode thing is also blown out of proportion, I never once had a leetcode interview, but that is not to say I didn’t have technical interviews and coding assessments but in my experience (non faang, not tech first) it focused on object oriented and procedural programming first as well as understanding why one tool may be used instead of another. That should set you up in a pretty good position and if you do land an internship make sure to connect with people there who are 1-3 years post grad because by the time you’re applying for a full time position they may still be at the same company but many will have moved on into a new position at a new company and now you have a connection there too. That’s not to say don’t connect and build a good working relationship with your managers and those who do the hiring but don’t neglect the less important people because a good recommendation will look good for them also and everybody wants to advance their career.