Skills in the summer?

Hey guys,

I'm currently pursuing a mechanical engineering degree ( 2nd year out of 5). This summer I decided not to take summer classes and take it easy since I haven't had leisure time in a very long time. I finished high school, then went straight to CEGEP ( 2 mandatory years related to your university field after completing grade 11 here in Québec) then straight to uni where I switched majors ( electrical engineering to mechanical engineering)

Long story short, i needed a break and thats what I'm doing now. But, i feel kind of bad not doing anything in all that free time I have.

What I thought of is maybe acquiring some skills that I can learn on my own. I have had programming classes ( C++) but I didnt learn much. I also suck at AutoCad & SolidWorks. I'm looking to learn something during my free time but not sure what.

I came on here mainly to get some input from - engineers ( mainly mechanical?) on skills they would've wished they'd learn before landing their job. - skills employers are seeking in recent graduates - recent mechanical engineering graduates and current students that can give me any advice on what to do/learn.

Any advice on books, youtube channels, websites or tools I should refer to are also very welcomed !

If this means anything, my main interests ( even thought I dont know much about these things) are robotics and biomedical engineering.

Thanks a lot!

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