[dave5104]

In my experience at Stanford, this usually wasn't the case. Most people started looking for internships around February-April. Obviously not the case everywhere... but it's the case at arguably one of the closest talent pools to YC.

[Derander]

I'm a current Stanford junior. In my experience most people feel stressed if they haven't committed to an offer by early February. The major career fairs for internships take place mid-January, with a more full-time oriented fair occurring in October.

The majority of CS majors I know were locked in before mid-February.

[thedufer]

When I was in school, most of the big tech companies were done with intern applications by the end of March or so. Anecdotally, my employer has ~10 interns each year and all but one or two have signed offer letters by the end of February. I would definitely suggest moving things up in the future (obviously its too late this year).

[HeavenFox]

Both Google and Facebook stopped taking applications in late February this year. So you guys should probably start earlier

[lmartel]

Stanford's recruiting schedule seems to move earlier every year. There was a major intern-focused career fair at the beginning of October.