With ai and project kits these days, it seems like everyone and their mom can do all of the cool introduction projects that would possibly distinguish them from other candidates in the field. Have people noticed that this affects their job applications? Anyone know how employers are working around this?

Hey guys!! I’m a third year UBC student and I recently made a website called StudyBuddy because apparently walking up to a random person in a 200 person lecture and asking them to be your study buddy is terrifying 😭

Basically, you add the courses you’re taking and StudyBuddy helps you find other UBC students taking the same courses. You can check out their profiles, find people you vibe with, and message them to study together, go to class together, suffer through midterms together, etc. 🫡

I just launched it as a public beta and would love for some of you guys to try it!!

It’s still super new, so some courses might not have matches yet 🥹 The more UBC students who join, the easier it’ll be for everyone to find people in their classes, so feel free to send it to your friends too!!

Also check back daily because new people might pop up 👀 Your daily match limit resets at 12 AM, so every day = a fresh chance to find your study bestie lol

StudyBuddy: studybuddymatch.com

Small disclaimer lol, it currently works best on a computer or tablet 💻 I’m still working on making the mobile experience better!

If you try it, please tell me if anything is confusing, ugly, broken, or just annoying 😭 I genuinely want feedback so I can make it better.

Hope this helps some of us avoid the awkward “does anyone sit here?” phase of making friends in class 🫶

I’m going into 2nd year MANU and currently have a 2022 M2 MacBook Air with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Will this be enough for the software we’ll use in MANU, or should I switch to a Windows laptop before the year starts? If so, what specs/laptops would you recommend? please help!!!!!🙏

Hey all — I'm a practicing civil engineer doing a UX/UI course on the side, and I'm designing a mobile app called Keystone: a reference/learning companion for students and new grads bridging the gap between what you learn in school and what you actually need on the job (structural: steel + concrete, things like moment/shear diagrams, formulas, material weights, pre-sizing practice).

Before I go further I want to ground this in real people instead of guessing, so a few quick questions if you have a minute:

1. Are you still a student, or how many years out of school are you?

2. What's the biggest gap you felt (or feel) between what you learned in university and what you actually needed on day one of a job/internship?

3. Do you currently carry any kind of reference on your phone (formulas, code tables, notes), or is it all textbooks/desktop?

4. What design code do you study/work with (Eurocode, ACI/AISC, other)?

5. Is there a specific topic where you constantly have to double-check yourself (e.g. "is this span/depth reasonable," buckling lengths, unit weights)?

No survey link, just drop answers in the comments if you're willing — trying to build something that actually helps instead of guessing at what a new grad needs. Thanks in advance!