Meet Jason, a third-year mechanical engineering student at the University of Waterloo. Balancing late-night study sessions with a part-time job at a local tech startup, Jason often feels the weight of academic pressure and social life slipping away. Despite his passion for building innovative solutions, he finds himself frequently overwhelmed and jokingly laments his fellow engineers’ struggles in navigating their intense workload and personal lives. He’s always looking for humor in his challenges, reflecting a camaraderie among students in the demanding world of engineering.