Incoming freshman to college majoring in cs, how would i land myself an internship this summer?

What school? If you are at a top school I would recommend this: 1. Study data structures and algos on your own outside of school, e.g. Leetcode, Neetcode, etc... 2. Talk to recruiters during campus events and push hard to convince them you are ready for interviews. If you target specific companies, build some projects on their APIs and and look for other hooks to get an in with the recruiters from those companies. 3. Fallback: work for a professor for cheap/free/scholarship. Can be enough on a resume to get an internship next summer.