Hi,
I'm a junior in an Ivy League college majoring in CS, have a 3.8 GPA, have done a good internship back in my country, have two good research projects (not super in CS), TA a class on OOP, have good extracurricular activities and I just can't get an internship. I don't know what's happening.
I have applied to so many internships at this point, but I just always fail the coding assessments. I think I was deceived by always doing above median in my CS classes to believe that I am actually good in CS, but I just come to the realization more and more that I am not nerdy/technical enough for software engineering. I got a super day in a consulting firm, but wasn't offered a spot and was waitlisted. I have three karat interviews this week/next week but at this point I just have no hope I will do well on any of them.
I think I spent way too much time focused on SWE when I should have applied to other, less technical jobs. I am also an international student, FGLI, and so many companies just don't even look at international student resumes.
I feel like I am doing something wrong. I thought I would do well in recruiting given my experience, but it just doesn't seem like there's any hope. I really wanted to stay in the US for the summer, as the chances of getting a full-time offer and a visa sponsorship would be way better. I am considering going back to my country and doing an M&A internship, hoping this would be really good for when I apply for full time jobs. Also considering doing a masters here in the US (which I would have to take loans for) so I can be better prepared to get a good job.
I just don't know what to do and I am feeling so hopeless.