CS internships & GPA

Sorry for the narrow topic, but I’ll be a freshman in the fall. I think I have a shot at a good software internship next summer (2024) and would like to start optimizing.

Do people find that GPA plays a big role in landing better internships? If so, is there a strategy for avoiding certain courses that might bring you down until later years? I’m primarily concerned about required non-major courses as those seem to have the most potential for subjectivity.

I might be overthinking it, but I keep reading horror stories of professors at various schools who curve down or classes that nobody can get an A in and want to keep that in mind when the time comes to plan my schedule. But if GPA doesn’t really matter at that level of granularity then that’s good to know.