From wondering how to get my first AI internship to now working at Intel, it has been quite a journey. I come from a very average undergraduate institution. So like most, I never got any support in opportunities related to AI. But after working with top institutes such as Carnegie Mellon University, Michigan State University and now at Intel, I have taken a very unconventional path but have landed at a dream position at Intel. Having worked with so many US teams, I have interacted with hundreds of MS and PhD students in US and even myself applied twice myself. Apart from this, from health standpoint, I have also seen me being very close to a medical complication at 126 kgs to me losing 53 kgs of weight without even going to gym. With all these broad experiences, I would love to derive learnings from my journey and help you. So see you hopefully on the other side in the calls : ).