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POLLS : HALLUCINATION — The Illusion of Readiness

Before internships, every student lives in a cute little bubble where textbooks look like superpowers and marks look like destiny. It’s not stupidity — it’s social programming. Internships don’t teach first. They un-hallucinate first.

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2. The Marks Mirage: High marks give main-character energy, but the workplace doesn’t care about your 94%. It asks, “Can you do the thing? Right now? Without panicking?”

Q2: How did your marks translate into workplace confidence?

“Marks helped initially, but vanished by lunch on Day 1.”

“They gave me some confidence, but real work was very different.”

“Marks didn’t matter. My first task taught me everything.”

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