| The Pokemon theme song goes: > I wanna be the very best > Like no one ever was While I don't want to be the _very best_, I'd like to be pretty damn good. I'm studying for my Integrated Master's degree in Software Engineering right now, 3rd year out of 5.
Fortunately, there's no shortage of jobs where I am located (the EU). Academically, I'm doing well, too: I was a TA, have good grades and maintain very good relationships with my professors. I love software development. It's the first thing I've been really good at. I think I'm a smart guy, too. I have, however, very little to show for it, apart from Uni projects and good grades. All of my personal projects simple stuff that grows stale after I frantically hack on it for a couple of days. Now, I'm trying to make amends:
- I got a spot at a summer school/internship at a very prestigious research institute. - I'm going to create a technical blog where I can at least talk about my quick hacks and record my thoughts on trends. - I've been trying to always have something going apart from working towards my degree: this summer, I'll be teaching a summer course. - I've been trying to get international experience. The internship is abroad. I'm also going to be studying at Germany for the next semester at a pretty good university. I'd like to take advantage of HN's userbase to ask for help: Do you have any recommendations for me? How can I groom myself for the top companies? How can I become the very best? Thanks in advance. (note: throwaway account) |