First year student from a Tier 3 college. How do you overcome the disappointment or this feeling where you have no self confidence left that comes with not qualifying in major entrance exams.

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I want to start this by saying that I am still in my final year of engineering and by no means, all of which is written here, the only path to succeed in the field. This is just a handful of resources and bits of advice which I wished I had received during my early years of engineering. So, I've got into engineering, where do I start? Start by exploring the field. The technology domain is very vast and has a wide variety of options. The first 2 years of your engineering years should be exploring the options that this field provides.(Not a hard and fast rule, but this time period should be adequate enough for you to find something of your interest) In future, you wouldn't want to end up doing something that you don't like, have no interest in or simply have no knowledge about. But I have no passion/interest for anything, just here coz of the $$$ No worries, in time, maybe even at the end of your third year you'll definitely find something interesting. If not, no worries still, just make sure you're alright with all the concepts of Data structures, OOPS (Object-Oriented Programming), Databases and Networking. Basic knowledge of these subjects will always help you land a job and maybe after getting a job you'll know what you want to do. Choose a programming language Oh, this might seem a bit of obvious advice, but I've seen people, my batch mates, going absolutely overboard with learning every new language that comes up. Surely, this will help widen your area of knowledge, but you'll be stuck with writing "Hello World" and declaring arrays and all those basic concepts. At max, have a handy knowledge of 2 languages. (My advice is Java and Python). Most of the software systems are still running Java and companies are always on a look out for Java freshers and experts. So, if you hear anyone say that Java is dying and soon will be replaced, tell them to take their jokes somewhere else. Python is very easy to learn, has almost pseudo-code type of syntax and is still a very powerful language. Surely, it is slow as compared to Java but with the third party modules and libraries and a great community support, learning python will be a delightful experience Get your concepts of data structures and OOPS very clear I cannot stress over how important is data structures and OOPS, if you want to have a career in the tech industry. I've given interviews for over 15 companies in over a month now and each and every one of them will test out your knowledge of DS. Also, have a good knowledge of dynamic programming, graphs and trees and pattern matching. OOPS concepts also play a very important role in landing you a job, or even in your future higher studies. Have a clear mind on what abstraction, polymorphism, Inheritance and Encapsulation is and why they're important. Where do I start learning these? The college/university curriculum will have a introductory low level language which will help you get started with coding. But I've noticed that the professors of such courses merely run through the presentations and just want you to rot the code during lectures and spit them out during lab sessions. This will just be a waste of time and you'll learn nothing productive other than enhancing your ctrl+c and ctrl+v skills. My suggestion is New Boston's Tutorials (only if you're starting out). The guy is knowledgeable, teaches well and does all of this while still keeping the videos short and funny. Now, that you have some basic knowledge about programming, lets consolidate those The number 1 advice you'll receive from any programmer is PRACTICE. And you know what, they're not wrong. Practice, practice and some more practice will help you become a better programmer. There's no shortcut to this, unfortunately. Now, I don't recommend solving x number of problems in a month as a way to become a better programmer (it certainly works but NOT for a lot of people), but what I do recommend is 60-90 minutes of coding daily. This is way harder than fulfilling a quota of x no. of problems in a week/month and will require constant effort. You won't see the results immediately, not even in month or two but 6-8 months down the line you'll be a better programmer than what you were when you started. Where do I practice? There are a ton of websites where you could practice your skills but I like HackerRank the most, just because it is more beginner-friendly and has a decent UI Competitive Programming Test Sites HackerRank (http://hackerrank.com/) CodeChef (http://codechef.com/) HackerEarth(http://hackerearth.com/) LeetCode (http://leetcode.com/) Topcoder (http://topcoder.com/) Kaggle (http://kaggle.com/) ChallengePost (http://challengepost.com/) CodeForces (http://codeforces.com/) Brilliant (http://brilliant.org/) SPOJ (http://www.spoj.com/) Project Euler (https://projecteuler.net/) CodingBat (http://codingbat.com/) Codewars (http://www.codewars.com/) Codility (https://codility.com/) Codingame (https://www.codingame.com/) CoderByte (https://coderbyte.com/) CodeEval (https://www.codeeval.com/) UVA Online Judge (https://uva.onlinejudge.org/) CodeFights (https://codefights.com/) CheckiO (http://www.checkio.org/) Talentbuddy (http://talentbuddy.co/) PythonChallenge (http://pythonchallenge.com/) LintCode (http://www.lintcode.com/en/) Rosalind (http://rosalind.info/problems/locations/) CrowdANALYTIX (https://www.crowdanalytix.com/) SQL-EX.RU (http://sql-ex.ru/) Kattis (http://www.kattis.com/) CodeKata (http://codekata.com/) CodeAbbey (http://codeabbey.com/) FightCode (http://fightcodegame.com/) BeatMyCode (http://www.beatmycode.com/) TunedIT (http://tunedit.org/) MLComp (http://mlcomp.org/) HPC University (http://hpcuniversity.org/students/weeklyChallenge/)

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Some posts on reddit that I saved over the last year. [Some of you might find it helpful] Comprehensive guide to becoming a self taught programmer https://medium.com/better-programming/a-comprehensive-walkthrough-to-becoming-a-self-taught-programmer-and-computer-scientist-part-i-288541b19940 Underrated Websites everyone should know about https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9u871x/what_is_an_underrated_website_everyone_should/e92x0k5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Free online certificates that will look good on your resume https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/6k0p7l/what_are_the_best_free_online_certificates_you/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Comprehensive list for tech internships for summer 2020 https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/cixasn/comprehensive_list_of_tech_internships_for_2020/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Some common things that would hurt your application https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/cghab6/what_are_some_common_things_on_a_cs_application/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x University of Helsinki offering free course in AI https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/c7lkf7/university_of_helsinki_are_offering_free_course/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Quick intro to Git https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/c6pwlj/a_quick_intro_to_git_for_absolute_beginners/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x 100 pieces of advice given by a software engineer who started 20 years ago https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/bu84u7/100_pieces_of_advice_i_wish_i_had_been_given_when/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x List of educational webistes https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/bt4113/list_of_educational_websites/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Obect Oriented Programming Explained https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/bpx69u/object_oriented_programming_explained_simply_and/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x ML video content by Google, Amazon and Microsoft https://www.reddit.com/r/learnmachinelearning/comments/bnermd/machine_learning_video_content_by_google_amazon/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Guide to writing a resume https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/comments/bmrafd/the_boulders_guide_to_writing_a_resume/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Random photos for your website project https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/bimnxs/lorem_picsum_lorem_ipsum_for_photos/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Redditors share their free public API's https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/comments/bfz8l2/what_are_your_favorite_free_public_apifree_ones/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Interactive CSS grid builder https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/92319j/an_interactive_css_grid_builder_supports_template/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x ProTip: Volunteer at Conferences https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/bcgef3/pro_tip_if_youre_trying_to_get_started_as_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Web scraping in Python https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/comments/bak0w2/resources_for_learning_how_to_web_scrape/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x List of computer science courses with video resources https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/6w5vgy/huge_list_of_computer_science_courses_with_video/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x 40+ programming PDF's https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/7zj64e/40_programming_pdfs/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Redditor recommends courses for Beginners https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/4q6tae/i_highly_recommend_harvards_free_online_2016_cs50/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Redditor recommends sources for anyone starting with programming https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/asqslg/if_you_have_0_programming_experience_i_strongly/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Android App development thread 2019 https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/as4hxa/where_should_i_start_learning_how_to_develop_apps/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x A NOT-TO-DO list for beginner programmers https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/aoyzj4/a_nottodo_list_for_beginner_programmers/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Redditor explains how he landed his first software engineering internship https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/adr8v8/last_year_i_got_my_first_software_developer/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Data Science Cheat Sheet https://github.com/abhat222/Data-Science--Cheat-Sheet A-Z Resouces for Students https://github.com/dipakkr/A-to-Z-Resources-for-Students/blob/master/README.md I'll update these as and when I get time and come across new resources. Also, suggest resources and advices that you've come across and found useful

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Some posts on reddit that I saved over the last year. [Some of you might find it helpful] Comprehensive guide to becoming a self taught programmer https://medium.com/better-programming/a-comprehensive-walkthrough-to-becoming-a-self-taught-programmer-and-computer-scientist-part-i-288541b19940 Underrated Websites everyone should know about https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9u871x/what_is_an_underrated_website_everyone_should/e92x0k5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Free online certificates that will look good on your resume https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/6k0p7l/what_are_the_best_free_online_certificates_you/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Comprehensive list for tech internships for summer 2020 https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/cixasn/comprehensive_list_of_tech_internships_for_2020/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Some common things that would hurt your application https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/cghab6/what_are_some_common_things_on_a_cs_application/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x University of Helsinki offering free course in AI https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/c7lkf7/university_of_helsinki_are_offering_free_course/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Quick intro to Git https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/c6pwlj/a_quick_intro_to_git_for_absolute_beginners/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x 100 pieces of advice given by a software engineer who started 20 years ago https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/bu84u7/100_pieces_of_advice_i_wish_i_had_been_given_when/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x List of educational webistes https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/bt4113/list_of_educational_websites/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Obect Oriented Programming Explained https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/bpx69u/object_oriented_programming_explained_simply_and/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x ML video content by Google, Amazon and Microsoft https://www.reddit.com/r/learnmachinelearning/comments/bnermd/machine_learning_video_content_by_google_amazon/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Guide to writing a resume https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/comments/bmrafd/the_boulders_guide_to_writing_a_resume/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Random photos for your website project https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/bimnxs/lorem_picsum_lorem_ipsum_for_photos/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Redditors share their free public API's https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/comments/bfz8l2/what_are_your_favorite_free_public_apifree_ones/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Interactive CSS grid builder https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/92319j/an_interactive_css_grid_builder_supports_template/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x ProTip: Volunteer at Conferences https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/bcgef3/pro_tip_if_youre_trying_to_get_started_as_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Web scraping in Python https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/comments/bak0w2/resources_for_learning_how_to_web_scrape/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x List of computer science courses with video resources https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/6w5vgy/huge_list_of_computer_science_courses_with_video/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x 40+ programming PDF's https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/7zj64e/40_programming_pdfs/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Redditor recommends courses for Beginners https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/4q6tae/i_highly_recommend_harvards_free_online_2016_cs50/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Redditor recommends sources for anyone starting with programming https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/asqslg/if_you_have_0_programming_experience_i_strongly/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Android App development thread 2019 https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/as4hxa/where_should_i_start_learning_how_to_develop_apps/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x A NOT-TO-DO list for beginner programmers https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/aoyzj4/a_nottodo_list_for_beginner_programmers/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Redditor explains how he landed his first software engineering internship https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/adr8v8/last_year_i_got_my_first_software_developer/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x Data Science Cheat Sheet https://github.com/abhat222/Data-Science--Cheat-Sheet A-Z Resouces for Students https://github.com/dipakkr/A-to-Z-Resources-for-Students/blob/master/README.md I'll update these as and when I get time and come across new resources. Also, suggest resources and advices that you've come across and found useful

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