: Side question, if you don't mind. I'm currently moving through interviews
: with Microsoft through my University's recruiting channels. I'm supposed
: to be heading to Seattle soon for final round interviews; I wasn't sure if
: there was any possibility that this interview process had a path to 343i,
: or if that was a separate application and interview process entirely.

: Thanks for your time. :)

Talk to the recruiter about it, I'm not super familiar with the current process but what Chris described is consistent with what I've heard from interns over the years. Even if you can't choose, it's still a pretty sweet gig and having that experience (even just the interview) will benefit you in the long run.