Book excerpt: Why struggle over the rough paths of your engineering career when you can take a shortcut and enjoy the ride? Make money, have an adventure, and get real-world experience. Conquering Your Engineering Internship is the only guide to internships and co-ops that students in technical fields need. Learn How To: Steal an Internship or Co-op using unconventional techniques. Ace interviews even if you don't know all the answers. Avoid some common (and some uncommon) mistakes that interns make. Expand your horizons and have fun with the opportunities internships create. Out-shine your full-time coworkers with skills from outside the College of Engineering. Keep your internship experiences and contacts working for you even after you've left. Solve common roadblocks you'll face as an intern. Make the most of your intern salary.