Guys I am f*cked up please help

Okay, I messed up. I’m in my 6th semester at a tier-3 college, and I still haven’t landed an internship. At first, I thought, “Let me perfect my resume, gain some solid skills, and then apply.” But guess what? That took way longer than expected, and now the peak hiring season has passed.

Now I’m stuck. I want to build a book recommendation system website that would test my frontend, backend, and ML skills. Sounds like a solid portfolio project, right? But the problem? It would take at least 20 days, and I don’t know if I have that much time left before internship opportunities dry up completely.

To make things worse, if I don’t get an internship soon, my parents will actually kill me (not literally… I hope).

So, what should I do? Should I rush my applications now and hope for the best, or should I finish my project and apply later with a stronger portfolio? Would it be too late by then?

Any advice would be a lifesaver right now!