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Starting Policy track Fall 2026. Long-term goal is cybersecurity leadership, eventually CISO.

Background: Finishing B.S. Computer Science, 3.945 GPA. Certs: A+, Security+, AWS CCP, CySA+ in progress. Past internships in SWE and IT. Currently in a non-tech job.

Situation: Been applying to SOC Tier 1 and help desk roles for months. One interview, no offer. Mostly silence.

Questions:

1.	Does the Policy track help students land cybersecurity internships during the program?

2.	Does GT on the resume move the needle once enrolled, or do recruiters wait until graduation?

3.	Any cybersecurity internship pipelines through GT, or all on you?

4.	What should I be doing now, before the program starts, to set up for cybersecurity internships?

Appreciate any honest input.

Starting Policy track Fall 2026. Long-term goal is cybersecurity leadership, eventually CISO.

Background: Finishing B.S. Computer Science, 3.945 GPA. Certs: A+, Security+, AWS CCP, CySA+ in progress. Past internships in SWE and IT. Currently in a non-tech job.

Situation: Been applying to SOC Tier 1 and help desk roles for months. One interview, no offer. Mostly silence.

Questions:

1.	Does the Policy track help students land cybersecurity internships during the program?

2.	Does GT on the resume move the needle once enrolled, or do recruiters wait until graduation?

3.	Any cybersecurity internship pipelines through GT, or all on you?

4.	What should I be doing now, before the program starts, to set up for cybersecurity internships?

Appreciate any honest input.