Hey guys, this is Day 7 of HCode updates.
Sike.
No project updates today because I completed my BIG CODE qualifier test a couple of hours ago.
The test had 17 MCQs + 1 coding question. It covered AI/ML, DSA, aptitude, and a trip-count style problem.
The coding part was not hard to write, but the question was sneaky and long. It took me around 5 minutes just to read it properly and understand what they were actually asking.
I submitted and got 41/53 test cases passed.
After that intense 45-minute test, I had to directly switch to assignments because the deadline is Monday (tomorrow).
Anyway, both assignments are from my favorite subjects, blockchain and ethical hacking, so it feels more like revision than stress.
The Real Fear Right Now: Placements
I am honestly scared about placements.
Main reason: first filter is GPA.
I am at around 8 GPA right now, and there is a big chance it can drop.
I am the type of student who focuses more on skills, hackathons, connections, conferences, and practical problem-solving. Because of that, my college attendance is lower.
And my college gives around 5 marks per subject for attendance. For someone like me, those marks are almost impossible to score fully.
My highest attendance average so far was very low, and when that gets added across subjects, GPA naturally gets hit.
So yes, now you know why this pressure is real for me.
Why This System Feels Broken
The world needs adaptation and modern technologies, but students are still pushed to study old syllabus content, sometimes outdated by years.
A lot of technical material taught in classrooms uses deprecated packages or workflows that are no longer aligned with real industry expectations.
Companies do not want vulnerable or outdated stacks in production, which is fair.
But at the same time, many hiring pipelines still keep GPA as the first gate, before checking what a person can actually build.
Not all top-GPA students are like this, but I have seen many people who can reproduce textbook answers perfectly and still struggle when the problem changes outside that pattern.
This is an old debate, I know.
But I am bringing it up because I will face this exact reality in the next few months.
So this Day 7 post is less of a build update and more of a real mindset dump.
Evil laugh: hehehe.
Signing Off
No new HCode features today.
Just qualifier pressure, assignment deadlines, and placement thoughts.
Still building. Still moving.
— Vasanth