Win or Learn: How SHE Cracked Microsoft by Starting Early | Entrance & Beyond | Episode 37 part 2
What does it REALLY take to convert a Microsoft internship — and secure the full-time offer? 🚀
No sugarcoating.
No fake motivation.
Just the raw, unfiltered execution strategy from someone who did it.
This is Part 2 of our conversation with Muskan Walia
If Part 1 was about compounding early, AI, Year 1 strategy, and why PPO is the smartest route…
Part 2 is about the timeline, resume strategy, PPO secrets — and a rapid fire you don’t want to miss.
Meet Muskan Walia — an MSRIT student who started building early while others were “chilling” in freshman year.
From cracking Google’s Global Hackathon (Top 2.5% out of 27,000+ students) to converting her internship into a full-time Software Engineer role at Microsoft — this is the execution blueprint.
This isn’t about being the smartest person in the room.
It’s about structure.
Consistency.
And playing the long game.
If you want clarity for 2026 — this one’s for you.
⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:48 Microsoft Timeline
2:55 How to Get Into Microsoft
3:45 Rapid Fire
9:20 Resumes & Projects
13:10 Number of Projects & Judging Them
17:07 Top 3 Ways to Secure a PPO
21:20 Day in the Life at Microsoft
25:00 Sponsored Trip to USA
29:26 Tom Brady / MS Dhoni Mindset
32:00 Final Message
🎙️ Guest: Muskan Walia | MSRIT Bangalore
💼 Software Engineer @ Microsoft
🏆 Top 2.5% — Google Global Hackathon (27,000+ participants, 800+ universities)
🎓 Google Women Engineering Scholar
🔗 LinkedIn: / muskanwalia20
📍 Instagram: / waliamuskan20
🎯 Topmate: https://topmate.io/muskan_walia9
🎙️ Host: Aparimeya Tiwari
🔗 LinkedIn: / aparimeyatiwari
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