While I studied biology in high school, my college major was computer science. I had no background in computer science and knew nothing about coding. This put me in a difficult position in my university classes because they assumed that students already knew the fundamentals from high school. I was therefore forced to learn the basics on my own, but thanks to the internet, I was able to quickly grasp them. This boosted my confidence, and before the end of my first semester, I was much more knowledgeable about coding than my peers.
I contacted my seniors because I wanted to take part in college events. I gained a lot of knowledge about web development at the time when they included me in their team for a hackathon in which they were taking part. We were each given our own tasks to complete, and I was given the responsibility of managing the webapp's backend using Django REST Framework which I knew very little about. This made learning it my top priority, and my seniors helped me find the best tools and learning strategies. We emerged as winners of Smart India Hackathon 2022.
That's when I started to think that we can learn a lot more outside of the classroom while working on group projects with enthusiasim and focus. The team members in my group all came to this realisation. At that point, we established a club where students could come together and engage in a variety of projects to learn. One of the most engaging ways to learn new technology is by doing projects, and the best part is that when you finish them, you can exhibit your project to others, showcasing your abilities and hardwork.
I have also been part of the mentoring team for the juniors of my college in an intra-college ideathon event. I showed them on how to learn new technologies in the most efficient way to my knowledge and guided them throughout on time-management and how each member must complete their tasks within the allocated time. This motivated them to work without any distractions.