It’s almost midnight. I have a Physics chapter to revise for school tomorrow. Yet, here I am on Dev.to, pushing commits to GitHub and tweaking a Python script.
Being a Class 12 student passionate about AI/ML is a constant, grueling balancing act. There is immense pressure to perform academically, but there is also this burning drive to build things that I just can't ignore.
Sometimes, the academic pressure wins, and deadlines get missed (like my recent YIIC engagement task deadline). It feels awful. You question if you can manage it all.
But then I finally fix a bug that’s been plaguing me for two days, or I see my prototype finally work as intended, and the energy rushes back. Coding isn't just a hobby or a future career path for me; it's the place where I feel most capable and creative.
To all other student developers juggling exams and IDEs:
Keep going. It's okay to stumble on deadlines sometimes. It's okay to be overwhelmed. Just don't stop building. Our ability to manage this chaos is what will make us better engineers in the long run.
We are the future innovators. Let's own it. 🦾
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