Internship Applications

Hi. I have done hundred of interviews at FB, a lot of interns, and someone on my team ran FB's internship program for TEN YEARS before leaving. 1. Practicing Leetcode will help for FAANG internship interviews, because they lean DS&A heavy (not much behavioral or anything else). That said, I've interview far too many people who show up super nervous, don't talk much, or like over-obsess over the wrong details. Practicing interviews is highly advised in addition to Leetcode. 2. So the peak hiring season is October (September to November). It can't hurt to apply now if applications are open but you should expect this time window for the top companies. Most likely Akuna is opening up their applications early, so they can try to get people interviewed and signed BEFORE competitors do and steal all the good people. If you love Akuna, go for it. If not, expect to interview in the fall for all the top companies. P.S. the easiest path is to find recruiters on campus (or equivalent virtually) and get in the pipeline through them. Usually a recruiter is assigned to a school and has a lot of control over who gets interviews and can also help fight for you if you are borderline during interviews.