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Hi! I’m a first-year business student in Madrid. I’m researching how students prepare for internship and job interviews, and whether practising with a real recruiter would actually help.

It’s 12 quick questions, takes about 2 minutes, and it’s anonymous (email at the end is optional).

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdl_xkVqSE3U_gsUy3LfUOu4sOVQBFxTGgXg1LVQ3kRYyOThg/viewform

Honest answers help most: a “no” is just as useful as a “yes”. Happy to share the results here when I’m done. Thanks a lot! 🙏

Hey everyone! 👋

​We’re building Voices Left Unseen (VLU)—a student-led initiative dedicated to giving teen creators a platform to express themselves through art, literature, and creative media without judgment.

​Who we're looking for:

​Writers & Poets

​Artists & Illustrators

​Content Creators & Graphic Designers

​Team Leads & Outreach Organizers

​Why join?

​Showcase your work to a wider audience.

​Connect and collaborate with other creative students.

​Build your portfolio and gain hands-on leadership experience.

​If you're interested or have any questions about how to get involved, drop a comment below or send a DM and I'll send over the details!

I'm a student exploring the relationship between university life and sustainability, and would love to have fellow uni students inputs. It is anon, about 3-5 minutes to fill out.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKNL8zDg6sFzztfRZFRW8QJi778mnz2LDzvmOkFqJDX9LJoA/viewform?usp=header

I have a friend who is In the vet program At university. She's really on the edge , and not feeling good about it at all. She tries very hard , but Feels the way the class is taught and how studying is administered out Isn't sticking with her.

She feels overwhelmed and doesn't know where to go for help and says her schedule for exams and assignments and classwork , don't fit alot time even for tutoring.

I'm not a student myself but I want to help her out. Can anyone give me some advice about where she can go? What she can do. She is really struggling and doing her best to The Verge of tears.Thank you so much.

Hey everyone! I’m an undergraduate student building FocusFlow, a calendar and planning tool made specifically for students.

I’m trying to better understand how students manage classes, assignments, exams, and everything else in their schedules. I want to learn what works well, what does not, and what makes staying organized difficult.

I put together a short survey and I’m looking for students who would be willing to share their experience. There is also an optional 15 to 20 minute Zoom interview at the end if you would be open to giving more detailed feedback.

If you would like to participate, you can fill out the survey here:
https://tally.so/r/A7Nkdy

If you would rather just try FocusFlow yourself, you can check it out here:

https://usefocusflow.app

You do not need to be a FocusFlow user to participate. Any honest feedback is genuinely helpful. If you know another student who might be interested, feel free to share it with them too.

Thank you!

I am planning to propose a business club in my school ... like I do need help in what type of activities i can add ? for now i was thinking about stock market stimulation, planning events like shark-tank, analyse about famous brands... so i need more suggestions in what i can add.

thank you

Aoa, I am a final-year student of NUST. I am researching on a making a product that cools the body when the user is feeling warm, and vice versa. It is a common feeling of being too warm and wanting to cool off, but not having any shade or fan, so I'm trying to tackle the problem directly.

All answers will be appreciated.

Something I've never really got.

We tell young people to dream big, start something, take initiative. Then they actually try and suddenly it's "you need more experience" or "you need connections" or "your resume isn't strong enough yet." So when are they supposed to start?

That question is a big part of why I started working on Youngiverse. I just don't think students should have to wait till graduation or a first job or someone's permission to try building something real.

Like, what if a student into business could work on an actual project before even picking a career? What if someone with a good idea but no connections could find people to build it with? What if young people from different countries could work on things that matter instead of just collecting certificates?

That's what we're trying to make. A place where young people from anywhere can meet, figure out what they're capable of, and actually do something together.

We're still early and honestly still figuring a lot out, so I won't pretend we have all the answers. But I do think a lot of potential just goes to waste because people don't know where to start or who to start with, and I'd like to fix a small part of that.

So I'm curious. If you could build one real project with a group of motivated young people from anywhere in the world, what would it be? And what's stopping you from starting today?

Rough or half-baked ideas are totally fine. Drop them in the comments.

Hi! We're undergraduate students currently developing a concept for a Google Classroom plugin that could make school groupworks less frustrating. Basically, we're imagining a plugin that could help students and teachers organize, monitor, and evaluate groupworks better. The big features are:

- Groupwork management: The plugin would identify assignments that teachers mark as groupworks in Google Classroom, along with their assigned groups. Each group would have its own "page" where students can organize tasks, deadlines, files, and discussions in one place. Each group would also have one or more designated student leaders who can create and edit tasks, manage assignments, and oversee the group's progress. Leadership roles can be transferred or shared among members at any time. We're also considering an optional Gantt chart feature for those who prefer more detailed planning.

- Group scheduling: Basically a copy of when2meet built-in to the plugin which helps members find common times to work on stuff or meet up (and where).

- Peer evaluations: After each project, students rate their groupmates based on criteria like reliability, initiative, communication, quality of work, and timeliness. The teacher can choose to view the groupwork history (the tasks the students made and delegated, what changes were made, when they were finished, the peer ratings, etc.) in case problems arise or if they just want to see how a particular group worked.

- Student profiles: Over time, students build a profile based on peer feedback. Consistently good evaluations could earn titles like "Reliable Member," "Takes Initiative," or "Good Leader," similar to how games assign titles or attributes to players who perform well (think of the titles that Grab drivers have like being helpful, keeping the car clean, etc.). In addition to that, we were also thinking of a feature similar to Spotify Wrapped, but instead you would see how well you performed throughout a certain period, which activity you did best in, who you worked with the most, etc. just to make it a bit more interesting.

- Smarter groupings: Teachers could optionally use past evaluations to create more balanced groups instead of assigning students completely randomly. For example, a teacher can choose to distribute outstanding students evenly across groups so no single group is left behind without someone who can carry a lot of weight.

We're aware that the biggest thing about the project would be the student profiles. We all know the frustration of having groupmates who barely contribute while everyone receives the same grade. We thought that giving students a reputation that develops across multiple projects might encourage accountability, since their contributions could affect how others perceive them as groupmates in the future.

Of course, we also recognize potential issues, like biased ratings, friends giving each other high scores, or students having a hard time reversing their reputation as a bad groupmate.

With those said, we would love to hear your thoughts about any of these:

Would you actually use something like this? Why or why not?

Would having this sort of profile motivate you to contribute more, or would it just pressure you in a bad way?

Would you be comfortable with other students seeing your ratings or descriptors?

What other features do you think will help this be more useful for what it's trying to do?

What do you think is the biggest flaw in this idea (and would you have any suggestions to fix it)?

We're still in the early stages of developing this concept for a college project, so we're not promoting an existing app or selling anything. We're especially interested in hearing from students who've had frustrating groupwork experiences, as well as teachers who've handled such cases.

Any feedback, including harsh criticism, is welcome. Thanks!