Amazon

Significant learning opportunity to develop skills implemented in a personal project.

This project is not some "throw away" assignment, as various subteams are actually interested in using my project for their needs.

Connections to extremely intelligent experts in a variety of fields.

A very open and helpful mentor to guide me through the process.

I myself had to reach out to managers/directors to get involved with additional meetings, which is both a pro and a con.

Pro: I was able to show initiative and passion.

Con: I was not automatically invited to a lot of meetings, which is understandable. They don't want to overwhelm interns, but as a driven individual, I wanted to maximize the opportunity.

Overall, very fast-paced and high expectations (both a pro and a con since it kept me pushing myself to achieve the max).