Categoría: Summer Intern Highlights

Code2College Summer 2019 Intern Highlight: Amanda Escalante (RetailMeNot) Roman Philosopher Seneca once said that “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” One could easily replace ‘luck’ with success, and in the case of Del Valle high school sophomore and Code2College alumna Amanda Escalante, it’s not hard to see that she has been destined for […]

Code2College Summer 2019 Intern Highlight: Tilo Garcia (Indeed) Hard work and commitment are two traits that are essential to achieving great accomplishments. Tilo, a Code2College program alumnus and recent graduate of Hendrickson High School, has balanced a rigorous academic courseload, band, Code2College programming and an elite summer internship at Indeed.com. “I’ve had an incredibly positive experience […]

Code2College Summer 2019 Intern Highlight: Adriana Reyes (Cirrus Logic) There is not enough to say about our next Code2College (C2C) Summer 2019 Intern Highlight, Adriana, a rising senior from Akins High School and a 2019 Code2College Alumna. Unsure of what field she wanted to pursue, the Code2College program helped Adriana realize that software engineering was […]

Code2College Summer 2019 Intern Highlight: Ahad Shabbir (Kendra Scott) At the beginning of his Senior year, Ahad’s friends asked if he was going to join an after-school program that was returning for its second year at Hendrickson High School: Code2College. Those who it participated the previous year shared that it involved visiting companies on weekends, […]

Code2College Summer 2019 Intern Highlight: Janvi Patel (Cloudera) Janvi grew up in India and moved to America several years ago. When she moved to the United States, she struggled with English, academics and adjusting to living in an entirely different culture. “I didn’t let any factors stop me though,” shared Janvi. In fact, Janvi adopted […]

Code2College Summer 2019 Intern Highlight: Alejandro Doberenz (T3) Though Alejandro had had some exposure to programming, when he learned about the Code2College program and its many benefits, he was eager to apply. He was somewhat nervous about participating in the program though because he felt that he wasn’t good enough at coding or didn’t have […]

Code2College Summer 2019 Intern Highlight: Gabe Granado (Favor Delivery) Gabe has two prominent figures in his life that have made him who he is today: his grandfather and his mother. His grandfather helped him to decide which direction he would focus his studies. He helped Gabe understand the world we live in today as well […]

Code2College Summer 2019 Intern Highlight: Raafeh Ahmed (Alamo Drafthouse) Growing up, Raafeh has always felt different. From his home life to his relationship with his parents, there was a stark cultural difference between him and his friends as he grew up in the United States and his parents didn’t. This difference was particularly pronounced at […]

Code2College Summer 2019 Intern Highlight: Alex San Miguel (Silicon Labs) As a child, Alex was severely bullied. She constantly heard that she wasn’t enough and after a while began to feel like the things that she heard people say were true. After years of frustration boiled over, she flipped the script. She decided to get […]