A Google recruiter visited my school and talked about some of the internships offered; engineering practicum was one of them.

I applied online and received an email for an interview, which I scheduled accordingly. (Interview scheduling typically takes 3-4 weeks from the email.)

I can't discuss the questions in great detail, but they are tailored to your level. There are two back-to-back interviews, each approximately 45 minutes long.

• If you're a freshman, one interview will be semi-technical, and the other will be technical.
• If you're a sophomore, both interviews will be technical.

Make sure to know your data structures well if you've learned them.

You will code on a Google Doc that the interviewers set up for you. Therefore, practice coding questions on a whiteboard and also typing them into a document.

The interviewers were very nice, especially my first one. This was my first technical interview, if that helps.

There was a question that I couldn't possibly have prepared for beforehand, but it tested my ability to learn and grasp fundamentals.

Don't try to memorize answers. Instead, make sure you fully understand the things that you learn.