I went to a career fair at the beginning of the fall semester, talking to different tech companies who came. On a whim, I stopped by Microsoft's table.

I handed them my paper resume and didn't think much of it, being a sophomore not worrying too much about internship opportunities yet.

At the end of December, I randomly received an email from a recruiter saying they wanted a phone interview with me. This took me off guard; I hadn't even applied online.

I applied and did my phone interview, where they asked me some brain teasers and low-level tech questions. Two days later, my recruiter called to tell me they wanted me to fly out to Seattle for an on-site interview!

My interview was set for a month later. I flew out and had five one-hour-long interviews back-to-back. I really had a lot of fun with it, although it was extremely tiring.

Then, Microsoft paid for us to explore Seattle and get a feel for what the summer would be like if we got an offer.