Participant Testimonials
Starting this fall, I'm going to university to pursue software engineering, and this internship has been a great opportunity for me to realize that I'm going into the right field. During the Lunch 'n Learns, I was also exposed to a variety of different parts of comp sci such as cybersecurity, object detection, and AI.
Keta K., Grade 12, Fort McMurray, AB
HIP 2021 Participant
The mentors and organizers are lovely people who are always happy to help and more flexible than I expected.
Shailah A., Grade 10, Calgary, AB
HIP 2021 Participant
I feel like my communication skills skyrocketed! HIP really made me feel like it was the closet experience I would have gotten before actually working out there [in the real world]. Lunch 'n Learns also provided me with knowledge and topics that I would have never heard before.
Archi P., Grade 12, Edmonton, AB
HIP 2021 Participant
HIP has helped me understand that computer science isn't just one thing, there are many extremely, different branches under computing science - especially that isn't just typing code for hours on end!
Aaron L., Grade 10, Sturgeon County, AB
HIP 2021 Participant
The Computing Science HIP program was a great experience for me and has equipped me in many ways for the future of my computing science education. My internship has impacted my education and career choice by furthering my interest in computer science.
Ashish N., Grade 11, Medicine Hat, AB
HIP 2021 Participant
The internship also really helped me see computer science as a much larger field than I once thought. The Lunch 'n Learn sessions gave a peek into the careers of specialists in different fields.
Joel T., Grade 11, Edmonton, AB
HIP 2021 Participant