Bassenian Lagoni

Research the firm! Find out about their projects, what interests you about the office, etc. Before my interview I found out that the office competes in a competition with the O.C. Food Bank every summer. I asked about this during my interview and it became a great point of connection. And of cour...

I interned after my second year of school and, besides Rhino, I did not have much experience in modeling and drafting programs. However, my mentor (who is also a Cal Poly Alum) was really helpful as I learned AutoCAD--which would be important in my next internships. I did a lot of 2D drafting in ...

My major prepared me very well for the internship. While I never worked on a residential project before, my knowledge of architectural drawings and programs like Sketchup, AutoCAD, and the Adobe Suite were really important.