I don't file apps or write essays. I help you understand the game yourself.
Low background = no shot at top schools.
A top school = a job overseas.
I thought that was it for me — no pedigree, no network, no shot at real money.
A private university in Taiwan. Admitted to USC, Purdue, and UCSD in one round.
Top-of-class award + the EE department's admissions board (name masked) · full admission letters are inside the free PDF below
The first in my cohort to get an offer was the one with the weakest background.
Silicon Valley IC verification internship — US$60/hr.
Internship offer proof (name/company masked) + outside a Silicon Valley office (company name masked)
No time to search slowly. The visa clock was already running.
But when you're prepared, a crisis is when you get to pick — this time I chose the country.
Official offer letter from a US AI IC company (name/company masked) + Singapore's Marina Bay financial district
A career log I keep updating. I'm still doing the work.
First Silicon Valley IC internship offer.
My company shut down; started looking for the next stage.
Second Silicon Valley IC offer — joined the AI NPU core silicon team.
Designing interview questions with a Senior Staff engineer.
First AI silicon tape out
Last updated · Aug 2026
Booked 30 minutes — ran long, and booked the next life stage too
Frank's note This low-background student originally booked just 30 minutes — the conversation ran so lively we added another 30. He even reviewed the early details of my own site. I want to give every low-background dreamer my best.
"I found an internship! First day today 😂"
Frank's note This student was stuck in interviews and moving slowly not long ago, then suddenly messaged "got the internship, first day today." Having an internship at all matters far more than pace — once that step clicks, everything after changes.
Live one-on-one: laying out every step of your plan
Frank's note It's not just a chat — I share my screen and lay out your GPA, Projects, internships, and school picks directly on a timeline. This is an actual consult session (student's face/name masked).
USC student aiming for IC design DV, asked me to plan it out
Frank's note This USC student had no internship yet, but knew exactly what she wanted — she even named a rate first and laid out her self-study plan in more detail than I would. On the IC design DV path, what's missing is never the background — it's this kind of initiative.
"I'd regret it my whole life" — a junior seriously asking how to build real skills
Frank's note This junior reached out on his own, said "I'd regret it my whole life if I don't go [to the US]," and seriously asked how to build real skills — willing to pay for the answer. What's missing is never the background — it's this kind of getting ahead of it.
What I did, I wrote it all down. The first one is free — the rest are on the way.
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High school dropout, private university — that's where I started. Silicon Valley IC, Singapore — that's where I am now. Everything in between is in here.
Seven chapters, from dropping out of high school to Silicon Valley. The last one is a 15-item self-check list — you will know exactly which square you are stuck on.
If you're at a point where you feel your background isn't enough and you don't know the next step, this was written for you.
規格說明
Question
Want to know me = About Me
Applying to the US or Singapore = Study Abroad
Breaking into overseas IC = IC / Abroad
Want real cases = Cases
Want to hear me analyse one = the walkthrough video
