What’s blocking students from building real-world projects in college?
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Hey everyone — I'm a final-year student, and I’ve been wondering this a lot lately.
We always hear that “you need a good project to land a job”, but most students I know either copy from GitHub, get stuck, or just... give up.
We’re doing a small open survey to understand this from both sides — students and educators.
If you've ever:
Built or struggled with a final-year projectHelped someone else do it (educator/mentor)
Wanted to sell or learn from real-world projects
We’d love to hear your honest experience.
It’s just 2–3 mins, totally anonymous.
Survey Link – for students & educators.
We’ll be using the insights to create open resources and maybe a system that actually helps.
Thanks in advance if you participate — or drop a comment about your experience. -
Hey everyone — I'm a final-year student, and I’ve been wondering this a lot lately.
We always hear that “you need a good project to land a job”, but most students I know either copy from GitHub, get stuck, or just... give up.
We’re doing a small open survey to understand this from both sides — students and educators.
If you've ever:
Built or struggled with a final-year projectHelped someone else do it (educator/mentor)
Wanted to sell or learn from real-world projects
We’d love to hear your honest experience.
It’s just 2–3 mins, totally anonymous.
Survey Link – for students & educators.
We’ll be using the insights to create open resources and maybe a system that actually helps.
Thanks in advance if you participate — or drop a comment about your experience.Just to add — this survey is for literally anyone who's been through the project phase in college.
We’re trying to figure out:
What stops students from building cool stuff?
What actually helps students finish a project?
How mentors/teachers can support better?
And whether buying/selling projects is something people genuinely do — and why.
Super grateful to anyone who fills it. And if you’ve had an experience (good or bad) with your project — feel free to share it here too