Meet Alex, a first-year Software Engineering student who thought they had a clear path laid out after high school. With a passion for coding and a dream to create the next big app, Alex was excited to dive into specialized courses. However, they quickly found themselves wrestling through the core engineering classes that felt overly general and disconnected from their true interests. Frustrated, yet determined, Alex often chats with friends in various engineering disciplines, bonding over the shared struggle of surviving the ubiquitous first-year curriculum. They dream of a day when students can dive into their specific passions without the obligatory prerequisites.