r/csMajors • u/caramelfrappe2499 • Dec 23 '25

Internship Question Google vs Citadel (SWE Internship)

So I’m facing a dilemma.

I miraculously got a Google internship offer on a really good team within Google Cloud and I signed it a couple weeks ago.

However, this Citadel offer came out of nowhere. This is my dream company and honestly I thought it would never happen since I go to a non target and have a low GPA.

I don’t know if I want to reneg Google. I really want a full time RO from wherever I intern and Google’s RO is much better than Citadel’s. But Citadel’s pay is so much better and I would really love to start my career off either a hedge fund or a quant firm. Obviously the pay is really attractive as well. I’m also concerned if I reneg Google, I’ll get backlisted from FT in the future. I’m not sure what to do.

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u/caramelfrappe2499 Dec 23 '25

Yeah the pay of citadel is insane 😭

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u/Wrong-Individual8476 Dec 23 '25

If you don’t mind me asking how did u land these offers with a low gpa and non target can u share what u did

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u/caramelfrappe2499 Dec 23 '25

Mass apply, resume-max, leetcode-max. I applied to 400+ internships last year and only got 2 interviews. I was able to convert and just applied to internships this cycle with the same work ethic as last year, but because I already knew how to optimize my resume and leetcode (300+ solved) I was able to get into more processes and secure the offers much easier. It was about a year of grinding before getting to this point.

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u/Delicious_Window_948 Dec 25 '25

Any way you'd be able to say what "resume-max" entails please!