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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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7. The Guru Syndrome: Students think professors = the world. Then they meet a colleague who learns an entire software overnight and suddenly realize: “Damn… people out here are BUILT DIFFERENT.”

Q7: How did your first exposure to highly skilled colleagues feel?

“Intimidating — they were way ahead.”

“Inspiring — I realized I must level up.”

“Motivating — I saw what real skills look like.”

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