Originally Posted by Unregistered

Will be drawing ~5k/mth when I grad in July. Easy to achieve? No. What to do? Start early and tackle: (1) academics; (2) internship/work exp; (3) leadership/comp exp; (4) expanding your network.

With just 12 hours of actual school time per week on average, you should make full use of your free time to produce something worth showing as outlined in the aforementioned 4 points.