Dog whispering.

I've had ~20 interviews since I started my Computer Engineering degree (I haven't even finished it yet). More than half have resulted in offers and I have taken 4 of them so far. The biggest thing you need is experience. Getting your degree is nice - most of your competitors have done it, too. Having prior work experience is much better. Think you need to be hired to have prior work experience? Wrong! I've been programming since I was in the sixth grade - I didn't get my first (programming) job until I was nearly through my first year of college. Then I got two better ones during my second year. Now I'm graduating in a few months and I have a job that's better still (at IBM) lined up for as soon as I graduate. At this point I actually have enough school and job experience that that stuff is actually cooler than what I did when I was on my own, but those first few job offers came from things like "I made a simple, arcade style game for iOS" or "I made this app that keeps track of the batteries in your house and lets you know when any of them are about to die."