- Make sure you work on cool side projects to keep your hacking motivation up. I regret wasting all my time on stupid games online or just chatting with people. I'd much rather have a few cool projects under my sleeve.
- Look for hacker-friendly internships in the summer. I really wish I had done internships instead of trying to breeze through college by taking Summer semester classes. My resumé still looks as if I'm straight out of college[1] and I graduated 3 years ago.
[1] In the sense that I don't have much experience out of my current employer where I've been working at since college.
You should value your time, and if you are spending too much doing an unproductive activity you should change your habits. This goes beyond college, but the college experience is often the first time you are fully in control of your schedule so it is a bit test.
- Look for hacker-friendly internships in the summer. I really wish I had done internships instead of trying to breeze through college by taking Summer semester classes. My resumé still looks as if I'm straight out of college[1] and I graduated 3 years ago.
[1] In the sense that I don't have much experience out of my current employer where I've been working at since college.