FULL REPORT    |     JANUARY 2021

Internship and Career Plans for Computer Science Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Phillip Meng, Executive Director and Lead Analyst

Hayoung Jung, Technology Director

Rachel Kinkley, Visualizations Director

Data Analysts: Yoonseo Song, Melissa Lin, Todd Meng, Faisal Fattani, Sarthak Karmakar, Simyong Shin, Phillip Meng

Visualizations Specialists: Faisal Fattani, Anson Huang, Michelle Rosalynn Utama, Corbin Ferrie, Michael Yung, Audrey Qiu, Jordan Accomando, Rachel Kinkley, Hayoung Jung

HAS COVID-19 PUT CAREER ASPIRATIONS ON HOLD?

More than ever, we want to understand the resources students use, applicant outcomes, helpful courses and resources, and how schools and organizations can support students in their internship searches. This report, which focuses on internship searches and career potential in Computer Science, examines responses from 111 students at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering.

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Contents

About PODUW

This report is developed by the Polling and Open Data Initiative at the University of Washington (PODUW), a nonpartisan registered student organization dedicated to generating and analyzing public data relevant to the University of Washington and the communities we call home.

About UW ACM

The data was gathered by the ACM Internship Search Survey, a poll designed and conducted by the University of Washington Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a Department-recognized registered student organization dedicated to supporting the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering student population by hosting career, academic, and social events.

The survey was developed by Micah Witthaus and Lucy Jiang. The survey and its questions were advised by Austin Browning, Academic Adviser and Career Counselor at the Allen School.

Learn more about ACM and its events at acm.cs.washington.edu. If you have any questions about the survey design, please reach out to [email protected].

A Word of Thanks

Special thanks to the members of UW ACM, and to our team members Hayoung Jung (lead liaison), Melissa Lin, and Phillip Meng for making our collaboration possible.

How’d we do?

We’re always looking to hear from you and improve our methods! What do you think of our report? We welcome your feedback, comments, and suggestions below.