If I were to give advice to Biomedical Engineering students I would say to get involved in research as soon as possible. This will give you critical hands on skills that you may want to use later on in your field. It will also help develop a solid resume that you can use to get a better internship or job later on. I would also advice them to not always focus just on research in the biomedical engineering department. It is important to do research into what professors in fields such as Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Material Engineering are doing because their project may better reflect your interest and what you are trying to do. Plus it gives them exposure into other fields and helps them find what they really enjoy doing. Also, I agree internships early on are important, not just over the summer but during the school year as well. I would say you do not always have to apply to the best of the best companies, it is good to diversify and apply to different sized companies. Also, it very helpful to try and contact the company yourself to show your interest, by doing things such as calling and emailing their employment or human resources office. This works better at smaller companies and can help get their foot in the door and help build them resume. In addition, I would say to go out and get involved in other clubs and associations on campus such as any networking or student alumni association on campus. Something I wish I had done was trying to get and internship earlier on in college and to get involved in research that I enjoyed more in college.