@r77r77 Those are some great tips! I know from firsthand experience that Apple loves candidates who both use and develop for their platforms. More than anything, developing software in Swift/Objective-C and having a passion for Apple products is vital. I think this could be applied to any other company too, but if you really want to work for a company, you should know their products inside and out. I had an iOS game on the App Store and also developed numerous iOS projects at hackathons by the time I applied to Apple this past school year.
@Darthpwner - Don’t beat yourself up about not trying for internship after freshman year. Most companies don’t hire freshmen, especially if they don’t have advanced programming skills. It sounds like you are doing fine - enjoy the Apple internship.
@Darthpwner what about for ME/BME?
@Ajpat123 I have no idea for ME/BME, sorry 
@r77r77 what possible clubs/organizations should one get involved with if they are majoring in ME (hoping to work in BME, building medical devices).
Hi @ajpat123 , It really depends on your institution/school and where you might want to head in the future. I would try joining a club that focuses on building prosthetics or Biomedical engineering if you want to go that route. The medical device field can be hard to break into, but the people I know who have usually have done it through clubs. They usually worked on a whole range of things from prosthetics, to materials testing, and a vision devices.
@r77r77 The institution I plan on attending has a Bio medical Engineers society (Im guessing its honors society), But I dont know if I can be in it since Im going to major in ME. Also Is it really difficult to work in medical device field after graduation if you are a ME?
@Ajpat123 It never hurts to ask to join a club or society. Worst case, you can start your own club.
I don’t think you are at much of a disadvantage being in ME. One of my good buddies, who is in charge of a large club, switched from BMED to ME because he felt that BMED was too restricting.
I can’t answer how it is to work in the medical field after you graduate, but I would guess that it may be slightly more difficult due to the nature of the field. You need to be extra careful because these products may be used on or around humans. This adds a whole new layer of safety features and precautions that are needed.
Don’t take my word completely on this answer. Your best resource is to reach out to current BMED students, ME students, and current industry workers to see what they recommend.
If you aren’t 100% set on BMED, I would recommend ME because it allows for MUCH more flexibility and options.
If civil engineering is your desired major, then volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. They will take HS students and college ones for the summer. They even have opportunities in other parts of the country if you want.
I have spent a lot of time perusing ads for my son who now just graduated with a ME degree. There are very very few ads that are aimed at HS or freshman students.
In Soph summer my son did get a summer internship as a CAD intern for a packaging company but he had taken CAD thru all 4 years of HS and the owner was an alumni of my husband’s college. I found that ad, my son applied and heard back nothing. My husband called as an alumni reach out to the owner and then he interviewed my son.
Just because it’s difficult to land internships as an underclassmen don’t be discouraged from applying. The worst that can happen is the company says “no”.
I do know a few people who landed internships as freshman and I was able to land one as a sophomore. While the freshman interns were mostly CS or CE majors who either had prior programming experience or who were accepted to an underclassman only internship (Microsoft, Intel, and Google have them), some of them were in different disciplines and managed to land internships and Co-ops at places like NASA, Medtronic, Research Labs, etc.
Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there!
Do apply freshman year! ASAP, as it’ll increase your overall odds with more chances each year. I have a freshman friend that got an internship in CS paying over $20/hr. But oh my gosh she’s a networking queen who will introduce herself formally (and very cutely) to every person/adult she meets. Stepping out of comfort zone especially for an introvert == difficult!
Sadly I ran the 3 year graduation path and messed up getting internships. For many positions I wasn’t qualified after my first year and after my second year there weren’t that many internships around and the ones I did apply for I messed up on interviews. – And now there’s a ton of internships out there this year that I’ve even applied for and they won’t accept graduates 
My son is a graduate and currently doing an engineering internship. There are not a lot but they are out there. If you really want the internship. U have to be just as persistent to get those opportunities as well.