New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: CS Master's and non-traditional background. How to get first internship?

Ask HN: CS Master's and non-traditional background. How to get first internship?
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I’m a 1st year master’s student in CS at Columbia University looking to intern at a company this summer. I would like to gain industry experience before I graduate as I’d be able to learn what I can improve in terms of my skill set before looking for a full-time position. Before this, I got a bachelor’s in piano performance from Juilliard, the performing arts school in New York City. During undergrad I got interested in programming and learned on my own through things like Harvard CS50 before officially taking CS classes at Columbia through Juilliard’s exchange program. In terms of my internship search, I’ve applied to 78 internships so far and have done a few online assessments but otherwise haven’t been successful yet. Aside from my classes I’ve been practicing 1 or 2 leetcode questions each day (also following the Blind 75 list). The job market seems particularly tough right now. I’m open to any suggestions or leads. I have a few personal projects on my website: https://ift.tt/CuMogv9. Thanks!