Advice
A lot of people want to work at IDEO because of the name and reputation it has (especially within my school), but it's not the right place for everyone. You have to be a certain kind of person to enjoy and succeed in working at a place like IDEO, which is why they are very selective in their hiring process. Because of this, they don't hire anyone unless they think it will be an absolute 100% good fit. Luckily I was this kind of person and I absolutely loved IDEO because of it, but for other people I know they definitely would not have enjoyed it as much. So for anyone who applies to IDEO and doesn't get in, it doesn't mean you're not a good designer, it just means that you probably wouldn't fit in with the culture at IDEO and it wouldn't be the best experience for you. You can think of it as a sort of blessing in disguise...
