🧭 Why? — A Pause in the Race

When I joined Computer Engineering, like most of us, I was excited. I thought I was stepping into a world full of creation, logic, and innovation. But within a few months, that spark started to fade.

Somewhere between assignments, exams, and deadlines — I began to feel like I was just surviving the degree instead of living it. No one told us that this journey would feel like a race we never signed up for.

A race where we’re constantly told to learn more, code more, achieve more — without stopping to ask: Why?

• Why are we doing this?
• Why does this degree feel more like a burden than a path?
• Why does it feel like if we don't get placed, we don’t matter?

In these past 2 years, I’ve seen and felt what many students won’t say out loud. The comparison, the self-doubt, the pressure — it’s always there. Some days, even opening the laptop feels like a task.

We scroll LinkedIn and feel like everyone’s winning. Someone cracked a big company. Someone built a perfect project. Someone speaks fluent English. And we sit there, silently wondering — am I doing enough?

You are not alone. Most of us are confused. Most of us are scared. Most of us feel behind. But that doesn’t mean we’re not growing.

Real growth happens when you stop chasing trends and start chasing clarity. When you build projects because they excite you, not because they look good on your résumé.

One day, all these struggles will become stories. And I hope when that day comes, you’ll be proud — not just of the result, but of the way you never gave up.

This website, and this section, is for us. The tired, the curious, the late bloomers, the slow learners, the silent fighters.

It’s for every student who’s still trying — and that’s more than enough.

— From one of you, a student who understands.