In the Words of Former Interns . . .

"it beat previous internships . . . . [and was] more rewarding knowing that we produced something that will actually be used by colleges across the country . . . it wasn’t just an exercise for learning although we did learn a lot."

--Jed Daily, Hendrix College

"I have to say that in these 9 weeks I’ve learned more than I’ve learned in any 9 weeks of classes, the number of technologies,interacting with people, everything together, I think I’ve learned more not only about computer science and software engineering but also how to go about living and working full time. These are skills that I don’t think I would have picked up anywhere else."

--Jed Daily, Hendrix College

"the experience I gained this summer was really crucial I think to myself as a computer science major; it helped me develop as a programmer and it really built the confidence in me that I’m going to need in the real world as a programmer."

-- Kevin Lingerfelt, University of Richmond

"And it’s great to know what it’s like to work in a small company with a small staff, like the 10 interns I worked with this summer. . . . We’ve learned to learn through books and through each other instead of just through a teacher. I think that’s been one of the most rewarding things of this internship."

--Michael Jacome, Austin College

"To be able to work with a group really closely and do a real project that’s actually going to be used by somebody was just crucial to everything that I wanted to do with my computer science major . . . it’s just an experience you can’t get anywhere else . . . working with all these people, 10 people from completely different backgrounds and then creating this new project . . . its something that you won’t be able to experience within an industry job or perhaps in research."

-- Natalie Berry, Southwestern University

“this whole program was a great idea . . . it has not only taught me a lot about software engineering, it’s taught me a lot about myself . . . I don’t know if I’ve had a more diverse experience in my life”

--Michelle Forrester, Spelman College

"This program teaches you something that you will never learn in a computer science classroom: it shows you what your major is in action . . . you gain invaluable experience and confidence in your abilities to contribute to a large project . . . you get to see what a large programming project with more than a couple of developers is like, something no curriculum can teach."

--Jess Martin, Trinity University

Watch the following video to hear more about the ACS Summer Software Engineering Internship from some of the 2004 Interns.

Summer 2004 Software Engineering Program (Large)
Summer 2004 Software Engineering Program (Small)

Photo Galleries

Summer 2003 Photo Gallery

Summer 2004 Photo Gallery