How I Got a Software Engineering Internship at NASA JPL in 1 Year & Why I Turned it Down

In this video, Lincoln tells the story of how he received an internship offer for software engineering at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2015 and why he turned it down.

⏳ Timestamps
0:00 Teaser
0:11 Intro
1:44 Always Consider Your Opportunity Costs
2:54 How I Got the Offer
4:34 Excelling in School & Coding
5:30 Applying to Internships
6:09 IBM Watson Internship Offer
7:23 NASA JPL Recruiter Reached Out
10:56 NASA JPL Internship Offer
11:58 Why I Turned Down NASA JPL
15:48 Know Your Goals & Your Investment Criteria
16:50 Your Career is an Investment
17:24 Money Matters
19:52 What Could Have Been With NASA
20:27 Target Compensation
21:13 Doing What I Love
21:35 Own What You Do
22:30 No Regrets
22:50 IBM Watson Internship Summary
23:30 Conclusion
24:21 You Should Be Investing

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@Lincoln, What do you work on in your day job?