Daniel and Miles are seniors at UCLA, majoring in Computer Science. Before the Spring semester ended, peers and students across the world found internships canceled due to the Pandemic. Daniel and Miles took this as an opportunity to build Rise, an internship program where teams are made up of aspiring product managers, product designers, and engineers to build a project over the summer. Daniel and Miles built the program and formed the leadership team in two months, with over 400 applications to join its very first cohort, and gaining sponsorship from Facebook. RISE filled a need for students who want to gain experience and opportunities during turbulent times. In this episode, Daniel and Miles discuss Rise's story, the internship program model, advice for students who want to build programs similar to RISE, and advice for students who are internship hunting.

Info about RISE: https://www.risesummer2020.org/

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