> FWIW, I’ve worked with some very talented college students from lesser-known universities who were able to land FAANG jobs at graduation. They weren’t directl

> FWIW, I’ve worked with some very talented college students from lesser-known universities who were able to land FAANG jobs at graduation. They weren’t directly recruited, but their applications were still taken seriously, at least at the time Can confirm. I come from an average state school and landed a FAANG internship for next summer. I always try to get my foot in the door early so there’s still undeniably plenty of spots left because if it comes down to two equally qualified candidates, they’re probably picking the Stanford student over the other student.