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Re:I came to the Silicon Valley to get an internship. Now what? by hyunwoona on Thursday December 19, 2013 @01:44PM (#6936744)
OP here. The meetup was in Menlo Park. I had to take VTA for more than an hour and bike for another hour to get there. And yes, I should have chosen to stay in SF.. but I've already paid the rent and there's nothing I could do now. I will travel to SF whenever needed, though that costs me a significant amount of time and money.

My biggest concern is that, I do not have experience in IT field, and thus I am not sure what I want to do. I am 'interested' in learning Android development, so I listed it on my interest, but I do not know anything much about it.

Literally, I couldn't do anything outside the CS courses(from Intro, up to OS), because I changed my major in my Junior year Spring(last April), and this probably makes me an unattractive candidate. I think I achieved a lot in a short period of time, but no company values this.

Also, it is confusing if I should tell them honestly that I just stared learning Web or Android, but I am a quick, passionate learner.

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Re:I came to the Silicon Valley to get an internship. Now what? by argonaut on Saturday December 21, 2013 @11:03PM (#6949289)
Yeah, that sucks. Even living near the Caltrain (in the south bay) would have been okay (1 hour to get to SF, which is not that bad).

SF is quite expensive. Another option for the future is to live in the East Bay (Oakland or Berkeley), near a BART station.

I see now that you listed Android under your "Interests," which is okay, but it will lead many employers to think you actually have experience with Android. If you want to get into Android development, the burden is on you to teach yourself the basics and get an app into the Play store. Doing this will greatly improve your chances of getting an internship with Android dev. Most startups are not actually interested in teaching intern on the job. Most startups use internships as an extended interview.

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