Congrats! RIT is a great school. A few tips that can help: 1) Get familiar with your career centers, both at the college level and at the university level. They will be excited to learn more about you and hopefully direct you to other resources on campus that can give you a competitive edge. 2) Manage your expectations. It's tough for first year students to get internships because you're competition against upperclassmen who probably have more experience than you and are more mature. That plays a big part of the soft skills companies expect you to have. 3) Join clubs and if you have professional or software specific associations on campus like IEEE, Women in Tech, etc. join them and consider running for a position when elections roll around. Even volunteering to join a committee or something is better than just showing up to an event. Sometimes companies hold specific workshops if they are targeting specific skills or demographics.