Forem: Manasvi Pal

Is AI/ML important?

Manasvi Pal — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:38:34 +0000

I’m currently a college student in my third year, and I’m in my early twenties. At this stage, I’m quite unsure about what I really want to do in life, and I’m still in the process of exploring myself and my interests. I often find myself confused about which path to take and what I’m truly good at.

Right now, I’m a bit torn between pursuing Full Stack Development or exploring the field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML). I don’t have much knowledge of AIML yet, but I do have a slight interest in web development. I’m not sure if learning AIML would be a good option for me at this point.

Currently, I have one year left in college and will soon need to start applying for jobs. I’ve enrolled in a Full Stack Development course where I’m learning essential web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I’ve completed HTML and CSS and am currently working on JavaScript. After that, I’ll be learning React, Node.js, MongoDB, and SQL.

However, I’m still uncertain whether I should continue focusing solely on this course or also start a new course in AIML. I’m trying to understand whether adding AIML would be worth it for my future career path.

Feeling vs Relatives

Manasvi Pal — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 23:51:39 +0000

Lately, I’ve been in a huge dilemma about whether I should follow my own feelings or consider my relatives’ expectations. One of my cousin sisters and I had a major fight last year. During that argument, she disrespected my mother, me, and even said extremely hurtful things about our family.

Now, her wedding is coming up, and I’m unsure whether I should attend. Her mother, my aunt, personally invited us and insisted that we should come. Even my cousin brother told me that I must attend and that we’ll dance together and enjoy the function. However, deep inside, I don’t feel happy or comfortable about going.

I keep thinking that if I go, she might again say something hurtful like she did before. During our past fight, she had said very insulting things — such as “your father isn’t here, and my brother is the one who helps and feeds you.” She even mocked me for small things like asking her brother for ice cream or help, which really hurt me deeply.

Because of that, I feel that attending her wedding doesn’t make sense. If I go and she behaves rudely again, I don’t think I’ll be able to tolerate it. My mother believes we should go and simply behave neutrally — as if nothing ever happened, or as if they are strangers. But my point is, if we are to treat them like strangers, then why go at all? There are many other weddings we don’t attend because we aren’t invited personally.

I also feel that if she truly wanted me to be part of her special day, she could have at least come and apologized or personally requested me to attend. Since she hasn’t done that, I don’t feel it’s right to go just because her parents invited us. After everything she said, I don’t think I can genuinely be happy at her wedding. I’m really confused and unable to decide what to do.

Stuck Between Studies and Career

Manasvi Pal — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:21:28 +0000

Honestly, I’m really messed up right now. I don’t know what to do with my life. I started learning coding, but it’s not going well. I’m struggling to understand the logic behind the code. At first, I told myself it’s okay, I’ll get it eventually — but now it’s starting to feel too time-consuming and frustrating.

I’m currently a third-year BCA student, and most of my classmates have already done several projects, internships, and are doing really well in their lives. I, on the other hand, haven’t done a single internship yet. My first interview also went very badly — they rejected my resume right away.

Now I’m under a lot of pressure. I keep wondering what I should focus on — should I prepare for my semester exams (which are coming soon), or should I work on improving my resume by adding some projects? I feel like I’m running very late compared to everyone else.

I’m trying to learn Java programming and also trying to understand JavaScript, but everything feels too overwhelming right now. I don’t know whether I should concentrate on my studies, prepare my resume, or start focusing on getting a job. I just feel very lost and irritated these days.

Sometime a paper can only decide your future

Manasvi Pal — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:56:49 +0000

So, a few days back, I had my interview, and the HR rejected my resume right in front of me. I was like, “Okay… a piece of paper can define who I am?” She didn’t even ask me about what I do or what I’m good at—she just looked at my resume and rejected it. After that, I realized that sometimes putting your skills and achievements clearly on paper really, really helps you in pursuing your future goals.

Some rejections hit hard

Manasvi Pal — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:51:27 +0000

A few days back, I had my first ever interview with an HR. It was on a video call with around 50 other students. The HR was going through resumes and, honestly, rejecting people right on the spot. When she saw mine, she straight up said my resume couldn’t be selected—it was too weak. I was so confident about it because I had shown it to my relatives, and they told me, “Nobody can reject this, it’s fine! For an internship, you don’t even need special skills.”

But seeing her reject it right in front of me… I was like, “Oh God, what’s happening?” I had created that resume just a few days ago. It had my name, address, education, languages I can speak. Compared to many students on the call who had done so much in the past two years, I hadn’t done much. I thought maybe that wouldn’t matter—they’d just ask a few questions, and I’d get the internship. But nope, she rejected it on the spot. That day, I made one project just so I could show something next time.