<p>So, I am a freshman and applied to Google's EP program. Do you guys know when they interview freshmen? I mean freshmen don't have GPA or anything... I did get a e-mail from them recently with the subject line: "Engineering Practicum Update" Did anyone else get that e-mail? It basically said they reviewed my application and are "interested in considering for the position." But they asked me to send in my first semester grades so that they could review and let me know the next steps. I was just wondering if everyone got this or only the freshmen that are being considered for an interview. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hey, I am actually a sophomore who just interviewed for the position! But before I found out I got an interview they sent me an email saying they were unable to read my transcript, so I sent them a different copy and the next day they responded with the interview offer. So I think they only ask for transcripts and grades from candidates they’re interested in! Good luck! </p>
<p>@goodautumn thanks for your reply! I assume many of the freshmen have to wait until first semester grades come out I guess… How was your interview BTW? was it hard/easy etc? Any tips on what I need to do in case I do interview with them in Jan.? Thanks!</p>
<p>I just hope it is not an automated e-mail…</p>
<p>Does it say who the sender was? If it’s a person and not just like, google, I think it probably wasn’t automated! Even if it was just google, I imagine they only requested those they were interested in as they don’t want thousands of transcripts to review. And the interview wasn’t too bad, I would just say to stay as relaxed as possible and be prepared to explain your logic. They know you’re an underclassman and won’t expect you to know everything yet! </p>
<p>It was from the google ep team not from a single person… However, I did get it 4 weeks after I applied; it doesn’t seem automated for me. Hopefully, they contact me in Dec./Jan. after I submit my first semester grades. I really want to work for Google 
- who doesn’t I guess?</p>
<p>@goodautumn just curious: did you end up getting an offer from Google? If so, how long did it take for them to get back to you after the interviews?</p>
<p>@goodautumn @agg999 - My daughter (a freshman) received a similar email - the wording included “Before we can move forward we will require that you submit a first semester/quarter transcript” and “We will then review your completed application and get back to you with next steps.”. I suspect her first semester grades will need to be stellar or else there will not be many more steps (this year at least).</p>
<p>@goodautumn - was your interview face-to-face or online?</p>
<p>@BldrDad Yes, that is the e-mail I got as well.</p>
<p>I accepted my offer from Google for the Engineering Practicum internship program in late November. I submitted my application the day it opened - September 15th - and they started going though the applications in October. In mid-October, I was invited to interview. My schedule was crazy that month, so I didn’t interview until November 7th. I had two interviews - back-to-back phone interviews. The first was behavioral, with a code reading/improving question in the last 20 minutes of the call. The second interview was a code writing interview. My interviewers and I talked on the phone, and I coded on Google Docs. A few weeks later, I received two competing offers, and told Google about my competing deadlines. I received my offer one week after the first competing offer, on November 25th. </p>
<p>Google takes competing deadlines very seriously. If you have a competing offer/deadline, tell them, and they will speed up the process for you. I have a friend who was asked for her transcript. She emailed and told them about a competing offer, and they scheduled her interviews. Good luck, and feel free to ping me with any questions!</p>
<p>@PlasticNebula That is great! Congrats! Are you a freshman or sophomore? Were the interview questions hard/easy? How would you recommend studying for them? Also, when you say competing offers, does that mean offers from BIG companies Or pretty much any internship position? And I have another question… for the code reading, do they expect me to know a certain programming language? How does that work… and what do you think was the key to getting the offer? Also my friends were talking about the pay for the EP program… if you don’t mind could you please tell me just the ballpark of the pay (don’t want an exact number, just a range). I know these are a lot of questions but it would be nice if you can answer them… Thanks!</p>
<p>@agg999 I am a freshman in college - smack dab in the middle of my Introduction to Computer Science course! </p>
<p>The interview questions…it’s hard for me to gauge the difficulty for you because a) I don’t know what your background is like and b) every interviewer asks different questions. There may be some overlap, but it’s not like there’s a document of “EP interview questions” that all EP interviewers use. You will be able to interview in whichever language you choose - you should choose Java/Python/C++ or something standard like that. I used Python. </p>
<p>The code reading questions depends, again. In mind, I was given a splice of code. I read it, and realized that there was a mistake in it pretty early on. The interviewer then asked me to correct the mistake. I actually didn’t finish the problem, though. With Google (and technical interviews in general), it’s really about the thought process. Make sure to talk through whatever you are thinking. </p>
<p>As for pay, I’ll PM you the numbers.</p>
<p>@PlasticNebula You are really lucky! Got an offer at Google as a freshman. Hopefully I get it too… But, this is what I am saying: for the code reading questions, are they gonna ask me which language I prefer before showing the piece of code? Plus, did you choose NY?? I mean just curious many people go crazy to work in Mountain View… why didn’t you choose that lol</p>
<p>@agg999 For the code reading questions, you get to choose the language, so don’t worry about that.</p>
<p>As for NYC, so many reasons. I’ve been to Mountain View, so it’s not like I haven’t been there. I liked the idea of working in the New York office better because:
a) I’m from California, and I wanted to be on the east coast.
b) The Mountain View office has so many interns that the interns don’t end up as much of a community - it’s harder to get to know interns (other than people with whom you work) in general.
c) Because there are so many interns, the intern events are often limited. So instead of being able to just take part in an intern event (and they have some pretty fun intern events), you have to sign up, and sometimes things happen - like friends don’t get into the same event, etc.
d) New York City is a fantastic place.
e) The New York City office is a fantastic place.
f) The Mountain View office is nice, but I wanted to be in a city. If I chose Mountain View, I’d probably end up living in San Jose, or a surrounding town/city - super boring place. And Mountain View to San Francisco is about an hour commute. The New York office is right in the middle of everything.
g) The project I was placed on in New York was amazing. And when it comes down to it, that’s what’s important - who you are working with, and what you are doing.</p>
hey guys- i’m not one to bring up old feeds but i recently had my interviews and i was just wondering about how long did it take for you guys to hear back with a rejection or an offer. im really nervous and would just like to have some sort of idea when i will know! thanks