I'm a CS student and I've been farming airdrops since 2024. My total haul so far: ~$6,800 across Arbitrum, Optimism, Celestia, and Jito. Not life-changing money but it paid for textbooks and rent for a semester.
The hardest part isn't the farming itself - it's figuring out WHICH projects to farm and WHAT activities actually qualify. I wasted 3 months farming a project that ended up doing a points program instead of an airdrop.
Found a playbook that covers 8 projects currently worth farming with step-by-step instructions. The estimated values range from $200 to $5,000 each with difficulty ratings.
What I'm personally farming right now based on the playbook: - Scroll (Easy difficulty) - bridging + using dApps weekly. Their Canvas badge system basically tells you what to do - Initia (Easy) - testnet quests, straightforward - Berachain (Medium) - BGT liquidity mining, more complex but higher potential
The MegaETH section is interesting - $1K-5K estimated but you need to be a builder. Since I can actually code (Solidity), I'm applying for their builder program. Most airdrop farmers can't deploy contracts so there's less competition.
$3 for the guide. My Scroll activity alone costs more in gas fees lol. The step-by-step format is helpful because I don't have to figure out the optimal strategies myself.
Link: https://hokedev.gumroad.com/l/inwplz
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College Student perspective on Airdrop Playbook Q2 2026