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We take interns at our shop. Even had a program (pre-covid) where we had high school students doing an internship type program - and I will be hiring them when they finish university (if I can steal them away).

Any work you do as a student will pay off in spades. Very common to start off doing some testing - and it is easy to think it is the Charley work. Look for a place where the developers write tests, not necessarily have dedicated QA staff. Take time to learn whatever language they are developing in. Most folks don't spend the extra time honing skills right away and if you can get one of the senior folks to mentor, it will accelerate your career.