As soon as you join a college, do as many hackathons as you can. Use it to meet recruiters but most importantly other students that enjoy programming as much as

As soon as you join a college, do as many hackathons as you can. Use it to meet recruiters but most importantly other students that enjoy programming as much as you do. Use websites to find all of the events within 500 miles and sign up for all of them ahead of time to increase your chances of getting travel funds. Definitely my biggest regret while I had the chance!