<p>The career fairs happen once every semester, so you will have the opportunity to go in the spring.</p>
<p>With that being said, engineering internships, especially in this economy, are hard to come by for even upper-classmen… let alone freshman. This is not to discourage you from trying, but rather to give you perspective from someone who applied and interviewed many times before landing my first internship. Statistics are against you, but don’t let that bring you down.</p>
<p>Some general advice: Wear a suit to the career fair, and get your resume edited by the Career Center (schedule an appointment for free). Bring a ton of resumes, go to all booths for your respective major, and if asked a technical question that you are unsure of, answer with “I’m currently unsure, but I am a quick learner and would enjoy learning about it.” Apply everywhere, utilize all possibilities, and make yourself stand out. These are all things that many freshman and sophomores don’t carry out that they really need to. Good luck.</p>