Here's a Spring project for a cancer research application that a lot of researchers use: https://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/issues They're good people and they do important work; you may be able to find an issue or two you can make a PR for. More on reddit.com

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I used to hate Java since I was introduced to it back in college, but now that I use Java at work, I've realized that Java (we use Java 8, which my college should've used too, but alas, didnt) is not as bad as I think and I'm excited to learn more and its ecosystem! More on reddit.com

Bachelor degree itself does not get you hired. The skills and knowledge you gain during your Bachelor studies, they will get you hired. So if you do not have the degree but still have the skills and knowledge then you will be as hirable as a guy with the degree. Especially on Bachelor level the degree itself is not that much required. I have seen companies requiring degree on Master/PhD level but not on Bachelor level. But then it is not any more an entry level job but a specialized job and this is why they are asking a degree.

As Java can be used in multiple fields then the projects that you can do, depend on what else have you learnt. Have you learnt JavaFX (or Swing, but JavaFX should be preferred)? Then you can do some graphical desktop applications. If you haven't then try out JavaFX and work on your graphical application skills.

After that you can try out mobile app development with Android Studio.

Alternatively you can read about Spring Boot and try to set up some web applications with it.

And in terms of project ideas then forget the confidence and try out any project idea that you get. It does not matter if you will feel confident to do it or not. Learn to challenge yourself. Because through challenging projects you will improve much faster. When sticking to basic projects you will not improve and will stagnate instead. So come up with some challenging idea that makes you feel insecure and without confidence and then start working on that idea.

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