The easiest hack to building projects as a student and as a computer science person is to go to hackathons, just go to hackathons, make a team or find people there, build a nice project in the first 36-54 hours and then present it in front of the judges.

Benefits

• Get free food
• Get free goodies
• Talk to and network with a lot of recruiters and company representatives

So again, it's a win-win situation, it's free most of the times and USA and Canada especially have a lot of hackathons going on, so definitely go and attend.

Call to Action
Check your local area for upcoming hackathons and sign up to attend. Bring your laptop, form a team, build a project, present it, get feedback, learn new things, meet new people, and advance your skills!