I have a BS in Comp Sci from 99 and an MS in Applied Comp Sci from 01.

In a past life I was a web developer specializing in database driven ASP.Net.

But for the last 9 years I've been doing mostly C# windows forms and server components.

My advice is to find a professor you click with and buddy up with him. I served as a professor's assistant for 3 years and got lots of hands on that most normal students didn't get. Failing that, try to get an internship somewhere.

When the real world hits, try and stick to small IT shops if you can. Large shops have way too many policies and procedures that you end up doing more "paperwork" activities than actually coding.