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I think most US undergrads start applying for internships during the fall semester and many of them will have already accepted an offer by now. I strongly suggest YC to open up this application earlier, ideally in October or November.

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In my experience at Stanford, this usually wasn't the case. Most people started looking for internships around February-April. Obviously not the case everywhere... but it's the case at arguably one of the closest talent pools to YC.

I'm a current Stanford junior. In my experience most people feel stressed if they haven't committed to an offer by early February. The major career fairs for internships take place mid-January, with a more full-time oriented fair occurring in October.

The majority of CS majors I know were locked in before mid-February.

When I was in school, most of the big tech companies were done with intern applications by the end of March or so. Anecdotally, my employer has ~10 interns each year and all but one or two have signed offer letters by the end of February. I would definitely suggest moving things up in the future (obviously its too late this year).

Both Google and Facebook stopped taking applications in late February this year. So you guys should probably start earlier

Stanford's recruiting schedule seems to move earlier every year. There was a major intern-focused career fair at the beginning of October.

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