Sure, grades matter in school - but on the job market, hands-on experience is more meaningful. Cindy talks about how it took her too long to realize this while she was studying, and how starting to build real projects helped her out a lot.

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Academic grades don't necessarily translate to workplace success in software development. Hands-on experience through hackathons and personal projects provides more practical value than theoretical knowledge and high test scores. Getting your hands dirty with actual coding is more important than focusing solely on academic performance, unless pursuing research.