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diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/README.md b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/README.md
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+# Rust Student Registry
+### A beginner project covering: `struct` · `Vec<T>` · `enum` · `Option<T>` · `impl`
+
+```bash
+// ============================================================
+//  STUDENT REGISTRY — Beginner Rust Project
+//  Concepts covered:
+//    • struct          — grouping related data
+//    • enum            — a value that can be one of several variants
+//    • Vec<T>          — a growable list
+//    • Option<T>       — a value that may or may not exist
+//    • impl block      — adding methods to a struct
+//    • pattern matching (match, if let)
+//    • ownership & borrowing in practice
+// ============================================================
+```
+
+---
+
+## How to run
+
+### Step 1 — Install Rust (if you haven't yet)
+```bash
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+```
+Then restart your terminal, or run:
+```bash
+source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+```
+
+### Step 2 — Verify the install
+```bash
+rustc --version   # e.g. rustc 1.78.0
+cargo --version   # e.g. cargo 1.78.0
+```
+
+### Step 3 — Run the project
+```bash
+# Clone / copy this folder, then:
+cd student_registry
+
+cargo run          # compiles + runs in one command
+```
+
+### Other useful commands
+```bash
+cargo build        # compile only (output goes to ./target/debug/)
+cargo check        # fast type-check without producing a binary (great while learning)
+cargo run --release  # compile with full optimisations (faster binary)
+```
+
+---
+
+## What the project teaches
+
+| Concept | Where to look in main.rs |
+|---|---|
+| `struct` | `Student` and `Registry` definitions (~line 30, 90) |
+| `enum` | `Grade` definition (~line 14) |
+| `impl` block | `impl Grade`, `impl Student`, `impl Registry` |
+| `Vec<T>` | `Registry.students` field; `push`, `retain`, `iter` |
+| `Option<T>` | `find_by_name`, `find_by_id` return types; `demo_option()` |
+| `match` | `Grade::as_str`, `letter_grade`, search demos |
+| `if let` | `update_score`, `summary`, `demo_option` |
+| Ownership / borrowing | `&self` vs `&mut self` on every method |
+| Iterator methods | `summary()` — `.map()`, `.sum()`, `.max_by()` |
+
+---
+
+## Expected output (abridged)
+
+```
+  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
+  ║      RUST STUDENT REGISTRY v1.0      ║
+  ║  struct · Vec · enum · Option · impl ║
+  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝
+
+  ┌─ 1. Adding students (struct + Vec::push) 
+  ✅  Added: Kay (ID 1)
+  ✅  Added: Yusrah (ID 2)
+  ...
+
+  ┌─ 3. Search by name (Option<&Student>)
+  Found → ID: 2  Grade: 2nd Year  Score: 64
+  'Yaw Owusu' not found in registry.
+
+  ┌─ 8. Summary (iterators: map, sum, max_by)
+  Total students : 4
+  Average score  : 71.5
+  Top student    : Esi Boateng (91.0)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Project structure
+
+```
+student_registry/
+├── Cargo.toml        ← project metadata & dependencies
+└── src/
+    └── main.rs       ← all code lives here (heavily annotated)
+```
+
+Everything is in one file intentionally — beginners don't need to navigate modules yet.
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/notes/borrowing_deep_dive.md b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/notes/borrowing_deep_dive.md
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+# Borrowing Deep Dive
+Borrowing is like lending something to a friend.
+
+---
+
+## The core idea
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let book = String::from("Rust Programming");
+
+    read(&book);   // lend the book to `read`
+
+    // book is still yours after the function returns
+    println!("I still have: {}", book);
+}
+
+fn read(b: &String) {   // b is a borrowed reference — not the owner
+    println!("Reading: {}", b);
+}   // borrow ends here — nothing is dropped
+```
+
+You still own `book`. `read` just borrowed it temporarily. When `read` finishes,
+the book comes back to you automatically.
+
+---
+
+## Without borrowing — ownership moves away
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let book = String::from("Rust Programming");
+
+    read(book);   // ownership MOVES into read — you no longer have it
+
+    println!("{}", book);   // ❌ compile error: book was moved
+}
+
+fn read(b: String) {   // b owns the book now
+    println!("Reading: {}", b);
+}   // b is dropped here — book is gone forever
+```
+
+This is why borrowing exists. Without `&`, the value moves in and never comes back.
+
+---
+
+## Two kinds of borrow
+
+### 1. Immutable borrow `&T` — look but don't touch
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let score = 95;
+
+    print_score(&score);   // lend score for reading
+
+    println!("score is still {}", score);   // ✅ still usable
+}
+
+fn print_score(s: &i32) {
+    println!("Score: {}", s);
+    // *s = 100;   // ❌ can't change it — it's an immutable borrow
+}
+```
+
+### 2. Mutable borrow `&mut T` — borrow AND change it
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let mut score = 95;   // must be `mut` to lend mutably
+
+    add_bonus(&mut score);   // lend score for writing
+
+    println!("new score: {}", score);   // 100
+}
+
+fn add_bonus(s: &mut i32) {
+    *s += 5;   // * means "go to what this points to and change it"
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## The two rules Rust enforces
+
+### Rule 1 — as many readers as you like
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let name = String::from("Henry");
+
+    let r1 = &name;   // borrow 1 — fine
+    let r2 = &name;   // borrow 2 — also fine
+    let r3 = &name;   // borrow 3 — still fine
+
+    println!("{} {} {}", r1, r2, r3);   // ✅ multiple readers are safe
+}
+```
+
+Think of a book in a library — unlimited people can read the same book at the
+same time because no one is changing it.
+
+### Rule 2 — only ONE writer, and no readers at the same time
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let mut name = String::from("Henry");
+
+    let r1 = &name;          // immutable borrow
+    let r2 = &mut name;      // ❌ compile error — can't have &mut while &name exists
+
+    println!("{} {}", r1, r2);
+}
+```
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let mut name = String::from("Henry");
+
+    let r1 = &name;
+    println!("{}", r1);   // r1 last used here — borrow ends
+
+    let r2 = &mut name;   // ✅ fine now — r1 is done
+    r2.push_str(" Osei");
+    println!("{}", r2);   // "Henry Osei"
+}
+```
+
+Think of a whiteboard — unlimited people can read it, but the moment someone
+starts writing on it, everyone else has to step back.
+
+---
+
+## In the student registry
+
+```rust
+// &mut self — we need to CHANGE the registry (push a new student)
+pub fn add(&mut self, name: &str, ...) {
+    //             ^^^
+    //             mutable borrow — we will modify self.students
+
+    self.students.push(student);   // this is the change
+}
+
+// &self — we only READ the registry (print students)
+pub fn list_all(&self) {
+    //          ^^^^^
+    //          immutable borrow — we never change anything
+
+    for student in &self.students {   // borrow each student for printing
+        println!("{}", student.name);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## One-line mental model
+
+```
+&T      →  "I want to look at it"
+&mut T  →  "I want to look at it AND change it"
+T       →  "I want to own it and take it with me"
+```
+
+Rust checks these rules at compile time — zero runtime cost, zero crashes.
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+# Ownership, Borrowing & Referencing in the Student Registry
+
+This document walks through every place ownership, borrowing, and referencing
+appear in the four files of the student registry project —
+`grade.rs`, `student_struct.rs`, `registry.rs`, and `main.rs` —
+and explains _why_ each one is used.
+
+---
+
+## Quick reminder: the three concepts
+
+| Concept                          | Syntax          | Meaning                                                                                     |
+| -------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **Ownership**                    | `let x = value` | One variable is responsible for the value. When it goes out of scope, the value is dropped. |
+| **Mutable borrow**               | `&mut T`        | Temporarily lend the value for reading AND writing. No ownership transfer.                  |
+| **Immutable borrow / reference** | `&T`            | Temporarily lend the value for reading only. No ownership transfer.                         |
+
+---
+
+## 1. `grade.rs`
+
+```rust
+pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+    match self {
+        Grade::First  => "1st Year",
+        Grade::Second => "2nd Year",
+        Grade::Third  => "3rd Year",
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### `&self` — immutable borrow of Grade
+
+`as_str` only needs to _read_ the variant — it never changes it.
+`&self` is an immutable reference to the `Grade` value.
+
+- The caller keeps ownership of the `Grade`.
+- `as_str` borrows it just long enough to run the `match` and return a string.
+- When `as_str` returns, the borrow ends. The caller still owns the `Grade`.
+
+### `-> &str` — returning a reference to static memory
+
+The returned `&str` points to string literals like `"1st Year"` which live in
+the program's static memory (baked into the binary). No heap allocation occurs.
+The reference is valid for the entire lifetime of the program.
+
+---
+
+## 2. `student_struct.rs`
+
+```rust
+use crate::grade::Grade;
+
+pub struct Student {
+    pub id:    u32,
+    pub name:  String,
+    pub age:   u8,
+    pub grade: Grade,
+    pub score: f32,
+}
+
+impl Student {
+    pub fn new(id: u32, name: String, age: u8, grade: Grade, score: f32) -> Student {
+        Student { id, name, age, grade, score }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### `fn new(…) -> Student` — ownership transfer via return value
+
+`new` takes all five arguments **by value** — it takes ownership of each one:
+
+| Parameter | Type     | What happens                                           |
+| --------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `id`      | `u32`    | Copied (primitive, `Copy` trait)                       |
+| `name`    | `String` | **Moved** into the struct — heap memory is transferred |
+| `age`     | `u8`     | Copied (primitive)                                     |
+| `grade`   | `Grade`  | **Moved** into the struct — enum value transferred     |
+| `score`   | `f32`    | Copied (primitive)                                     |
+
+When `new` returns the `Student`, ownership of the entire struct — including
+the `String` on the heap — moves to whoever called `new`.
+
+### Why `String` and not `&str`?
+
+`String` is an _owned_, heap-allocated string. The struct needs to _own_ its
+`name` field so the name lives as long as the `Student` does. If we used `&str`
+(a borrowed reference), we would have to track where the original string lives
+and guarantee it outlives the struct — that is lifetime annotation territory,
+which is more advanced.
+
+---
+
+## 3. `registry.rs`
+
+```rust
+pub struct Registry {
+    pub students: Vec<Student>,
+    next_id: u32,
+}
+```
+
+### `Vec<Student>` — Registry owns all students
+
+`Registry` owns the `Vec`, and the `Vec` owns every `Student` inside it.
+This is a chain of ownership:
+
+```
+Registry
+  └── Vec<Student>  (heap)
+        ├── Student { id, name, age, grade, score }
+        ├── Student { … }
+        └── Student { … }
+```
+
+When `Registry` is dropped, the `Vec` is dropped, which drops every `Student`,
+which drops every `String` inside each student. One owner, one cleanup — no
+manual `free()` needed.
+
+---
+
+### `pub fn new() -> Registry`
+
+```rust
+pub fn new() -> Registry {
+    Registry {
+        students: Vec::new(),
+        next_id: 1,
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Returns an owned `Registry` by value. The caller takes ownership.
+`Vec::new()` creates an empty `Vec` — no heap allocation yet.
+The heap only gets used when the first `push()` happens.
+
+---
+
+### `pub fn add(&mut self, name: &str, age: u8, grade: Grade, score: f32)`
+
+```rust
+pub fn add(&mut self, name: &str, age: u8, grade: Grade, score: f32) {
+    let id = self.next_id;
+    let student = Student::new(id, name.to_string(), age, grade, score);
+    println!("  ✅  Added: {} (ID {})", student.name, student.id);
+    self.students.push(student);
+    self.next_id += 1;
+}
+```
+
+There are three distinct ownership/borrowing events here:
+
+#### `&mut self` — mutable borrow of Registry
+
+`add` needs to _change_ the registry — it pushes a new student and increments
+`next_id`. So it takes a **mutable borrow** of the whole `Registry`.
+
+- The caller keeps ownership of the `Registry`.
+- `add` can read and write any field on it.
+- Only one `&mut` borrow can exist at a time — Rust enforces this.
+
+#### `name: &str` — immutable reference to a string
+
+`name` comes in as `&str` — a **borrowed reference** to a string slice.
+`add` does not take ownership of the string. It only needs to read the
+characters long enough to call `name.to_string()`.
+
+`name.to_string()` creates a brand-new owned `String` on the heap — that
+owned copy is what gets moved into `Student::new`. The original string the
+caller passed in is untouched and still owned by the caller.
+
+#### `grade: Grade` — ownership moves in
+
+`grade` is passed **by value** — ownership moves from the caller into `add`,
+then immediately into `Student::new`, then into the `Student` struct.
+After `reg.add(…, Grade::First, …)` in `main.rs`, the `Grade::First` value
+lives inside the `Student` inside the `Vec`. The caller no longer holds it.
+
+#### `self.students.push(student)` — Vec takes ownership of Student
+
+After `println!`, `student` is moved into the `Vec` via `push`. From this
+point:
+
+- `student` is no longer accessible as a local variable.
+- The `Vec` is the owner.
+- The memory for the student (including its `String name` on the heap) will be
+  freed only when the `Vec` itself is dropped.
+
+---
+
+### `pub fn list_all(&self)`
+
+```rust
+pub fn list_all(&self) {
+    for student in &self.students {
+        println!(
+            "  {:>5}  {:<20}  {:>6}  {:<10}  {:.1}",
+            student.id,
+            student.name,
+            student.age,
+            student.grade.as_str(),
+            student.score,
+        );
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### `&self` — immutable borrow of Registry
+
+`list_all` only reads — it never changes anything. `&self` is the correct
+choice. The caller keeps ownership of the `Registry` and can use it again
+after `list_all` returns.
+
+#### `for student in &self.students` — borrowing each element
+
+The `&` before `self.students` means we are iterating over **references** to
+each `Student` — not moving them out of the `Vec`.
+
+- `student` inside the loop is `&Student` — a borrowed reference.
+- The `Vec` still owns every student.
+- Reading `student.id`, `student.name`, `student.age`, `student.score` is
+  fine because we are borrowing those fields through the reference.
+
+#### `student.grade.as_str()` — chained borrow
+
+`student` is `&Student`, so `student.grade` is accessing the `Grade` field
+through a reference. Rust auto-derefs this for us.
+`as_str` then takes `&self` on the `Grade` — another immutable borrow layered
+on top. Both borrows exist only for the duration of the `println!` line, then
+they end.
+
+---
+
+## 4. `main.rs`
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let mut reg = Registry::new();
+
+    reg.add("Henry Osei",  20, Grade::First,  78.5);
+    reg.add("Kofi Mensah", 22, Grade::Second, 64.0);
+    reg.add("Esi Boateng", 21, Grade::First,  91.0);
+
+    reg.list_all();
+}
+```
+
+### `let mut reg` — main owns Registry
+
+`main` owns `reg`. It must be `mut` because `add` takes `&mut self` — you
+cannot mutably borrow something that was not declared mutable.
+
+### `reg.add(…)` — temporary mutable borrow
+
+Each call to `reg.add(…)` mutably borrows `reg` for the duration of that call.
+When `add` returns, the mutable borrow ends and `reg` is available again for
+the next call.
+
+### String literals as `&str`
+
+`"Henry Osei"` is a string literal — its type is `&str`. It is a reference
+pointing into static memory. `add` accepts `name: &str`, so this matches
+directly. No allocation happens. Inside `add`, `name.to_string()` is where
+the heap allocation occurs.
+
+### `reg.list_all()` — temporary immutable borrow
+
+`list_all` takes `&self` — an immutable borrow of `reg`. After it returns,
+`reg` is still owned by `main`. At the closing `}` of `main`, `reg` goes out
+of scope and is dropped — which drops the `Vec`, which drops every `Student`,
+which drops every `String name` on the heap.
+
+---
+
+## Summary map
+
+```
+main.rs
+│
+│  let mut reg = Registry::new();
+│      └── main owns reg (and its Vec<Student>)
+│
+│  reg.add("Henry", 20, Grade::First, 78.5)
+│      ├── &mut self        — mutable borrow of reg (temporary)
+│      ├── name: &str       — immutable borrow of "Henry" (caller keeps it)
+│      ├── grade: Grade     — ownership of Grade::First moves into Student
+│      └── push(student)    — Vec takes ownership of Student
+│
+│  reg.list_all()
+│      ├── &self            — immutable borrow of reg (temporary)
+│      ├── &self.students   — immutable borrow of Vec
+│      └── &student         — immutable borrow of each Student in the loop
+│              └── student.grade.as_str()
+│                      └── &self on Grade — chained immutable borrow
+│
+└── } ← reg dropped → Vec dropped → all Students dropped → all Strings freed
+```
+
+---
+
+## The one pattern to remember
+
+```
+Does the function need to change the value?
+  YES → &mut self  (mutable borrow)
+  NO  → &self      (immutable borrow)
+
+Does ownership need to leave the caller permanently?
+  YES → pass by value  (e.g. grade: Grade into add())
+  NO  → pass by reference  (e.g. name: &str into add())
+```
+
+Rust enforces these choices at compile time. If you get them wrong, the
+compiler tells you exactly which rule was broken and on which line — that is
+the compiler errors you saw in the previous session.
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/notes/referencing_deep_dive.md b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/notes/referencing_deep_dive.md
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+# Referencing in Rust — ELI5
+
+A reference is just an address — it tells Rust _where_ a value lives in memory,
+without taking the value away from its owner.
+
+If ownership is _having_ something, a reference is _knowing where it is_.
+
+---
+
+## The core idea
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let score: i32 = 95;
+
+    let r = &score;   // r is a reference — it holds the address of `score`
+
+    println!("score  = {}", score);   // use the original
+    println!("via r  = {}", r);       // use the reference — same value
+    println!("addr   = {:p}", r);     // {:p} prints the memory address e.g. 0x7ffee3b2c490
+}
+```
+
+`score` is the value sitting in memory.
+`r` is a small variable that holds the _address_ of `score` — nothing more.
+Both `score` and `r` print `95` because `r` points straight at `score`.
+
+---
+
+## Dereferencing — following the address
+
+The `*` operator means "go to the address this reference holds and give me
+what is there".
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let x = 10;
+    let r = &x;   // r holds the address of x
+
+    println!("{}", r);    // Rust auto-derefs for println — prints 10
+    println!("{}", *r);   // explicit deref — also prints 10
+
+    // Think of it like:
+    // r  = the street address of a house
+    // *r = walking to that address and looking inside the house
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Changing a value through a mutable reference
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let mut points = 50;
+    let r = &mut points;   // mutable reference — can read AND write
+
+    *r = 100;   // go to the address and write 100 there
+
+    println!("{}", points);   // 100 — the original changed
+}
+```
+
+`r` is not a copy of `points`. It is a direct window into the same memory slot.
+Writing through `*r` changes `points` itself.
+
+---
+
+## Printing the address with `{:p}`
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let name = String::from("Kofi");
+    let r = &name;
+
+    println!("value   : {}", r);     // Kofi
+    println!("address : {:p}", r);   // e.g. 0x7ffee3b2c490
+
+    // The address will be different every time you run the program.
+    // The OS places things at different spots in RAM on each run.
+}
+```
+
+`{:p}` is the "pointer" format specifier — it shows the raw memory address
+the reference holds.
+
+---
+
+## Multiple references to the same value
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let city = String::from("Accra");
+
+    let r1 = &city;
+    let r2 = &city;
+    let r3 = &city;
+
+    // All three references point to the SAME memory — no copies made
+    println!("{:p}", r1);   // same address
+    println!("{:p}", r2);   // same address
+    println!("{:p}", r3);   // same address
+
+    println!("{} {} {}", r1, r2, r3);   // Accra Accra Accra
+}
+```
+
+References are cheap — they are just addresses (8 bytes on a 64-bit system).
+No matter how large the original value is, the reference is always the same tiny size.
+
+---
+
+## References vs owned values — size comparison
+
+```rust
+use std::mem::size_of;
+use std::mem::size_of_val;
+
+fn main() {
+    let name = String::from("Henry Osei");   // String on heap
+    let r = &name;
+
+    // String = 3 words on the stack (ptr + len + cap)
+    println!("size of String  : {} bytes", size_of_val(&name));   // 24 bytes
+    // Reference = 1 pointer
+    println!("size of &String : {} bytes", size_of::<&String>()); // 8 bytes
+
+    // The reference is always 8 bytes regardless of how long the name is.
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## References into a Vec — what the for loop actually does
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let students = vec![
+        String::from("Henry"),
+        String::from("Kofi"),
+        String::from("Esi"),
+    ];
+
+    // &students.students borrows the Vec — gives references to each element
+    for name in &students {
+        //  name is &String — a reference, not an owned String
+        println!("{:p}  →  {}", name, name);   // address → value
+    }
+
+    // students is still owned here — the loop only borrowed
+    println!("total: {}", students.len());
+}
+```
+
+Without the `&`, the loop would _move_ each `String` out of the `Vec` and the
+`Vec` would be unusable afterwards.
+
+---
+
+## In the student registry
+
+```rust
+// list_all iterates with &self.students
+// — each `student` is a &Student reference, not an owned Student
+
+pub fn list_all(&self) {
+    for student in &self.students {
+        //  student : &Student
+        //  student.name  : &String  (accessed through the reference)
+        //  student.grade : &Grade   (accessed through the reference)
+
+        println!(
+            "{} {} {}",
+            student.name,          // Rust auto-derefs &Student to reach .name
+            student.grade.as_str(), // chained reference: &Student → &Grade → &str
+            student.score,
+        );
+    }
+    // Nothing was moved. Every Student is still inside the Vec.
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## The difference between `&` and `&mut` in one picture
+
+```
+Memory slot:  [ 95 ]   ← the value lives here at address 0xABC
+
+&score        →  read-only window into 0xABC
+                 many allowed at the same time
+
+&mut score    →  read-write window into 0xABC
+                 only ONE allowed, and no &score at the same time
+```
+
+---
+
+## One-line mental model
+
+```
+&T        →  "I know where it lives — I can look"
+&mut T    →  "I know where it lives — I can look and change"
+*r        →  "go to the address r holds and get what's there"
+{:p}      →  "show me the raw address as a number"
+```
+
+Rust guarantees at compile time that every reference always points to valid
+memory — no dangling pointers, no null, no use-after-free. Ever.
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/notes/struct.md b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/notes/struct.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..162fa495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/notes/struct.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Grouping related data
+A struct bundles related fields under one name — like a row in a database table, but typed. Each field has an explicit type: no surprises.
+
+name: `String` lives on the heap. id, age, score live on the stack.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/grade.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/grade.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e80788c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/grade.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+pub enum Grade {
+    First,
+    Second,
+    Third,
+    None
+}
+
+impl Grade {
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        match self {
+            Grade::First => "Cohort 1",
+            Grade::Second => "Cohort 2",
+            Grade::Third => "Cohort 3",
+            Grade::None => "None"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum Sex {
+    Male,
+    Female,
+    None
+}
+
+impl Sex {
+    pub fn to_str(&self) {
+        match self {
+            Sex::Male => println!("male: 👨🏾"),
+            Sex::Female => println!("female: 👧🏾"),
+            Sex::None => println!("None")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/main.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..793429f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+use std::io;
+
+mod grade;
+mod registry;
+mod student_struct;
+mod utils;
+
+use grade::{Grade, Sex};
+use registry::Registry;
+use student_struct::Student;
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut registry = Registry::new(vec![], 1);
+
+    
+    println!("");
+    println!("");
+    println!("==========================");
+    println!("STUDENT REGISTRY");
+    println!("==========================");
+    
+    loop {
+        println!("");
+        
+        println!(" Choose An Option");
+        println!("");
+        println!("1. Add Student");
+        println!("2. Get A Student");
+        println!("3. All Students");
+        println!("4. Update Student Name");
+        println!("5. Update Student Age");
+        println!("6. Update Student Grade");
+        println!("7. Update Student Score");
+        println!("8. Delete Student");
+
+        println!("");
+
+        let mut choice_input = String::new();
+        io::stdin().read_line(&mut choice_input).expect("Failed to read line");
+        let choice_input = choice_input.trim();
+        println!("");
+    println!("");
+
+        match choice_input {
+            "1" => {
+                    let name = get_string_input("Fill In *Name* Input");
+                    let grade = get_string_input("Fill In *Grade* Input");
+                    let sex = get_string_input("Fill In *Sex* Input");
+                    let age = get_num_input("Fill In *Age* Input");
+                    let score = get_fp_input("Fill In *Score* Input");
+                registry.add(&name, &sex, &grade, score, age);
+            }
+            "2" => {
+                let id = get_num_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+                registry.get_student(id);
+            }
+            "3" => {
+                registry.list_all();
+            }
+            "4" => {
+                let new_name = get_string_input("Fill In *Name* Input");
+                let id = get_num_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+
+                registry.update_name(id, &new_name);
+            }
+            "5" => {
+                let id = get_num_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+                let new_age = get_num_input("Fill In *Age* Input");
+                registry.update_age(id, new_age);
+            }
+            "6" => {
+                let grade = get_string_input("Fill In *Grade* Input");
+                let id = get_num_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+
+                registry.update_grade(id, &grade);
+            }
+            "7" => {
+                let new_score = get_fp_input("Fill In *Grade* Input");
+                let id = get_num_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+
+                registry.update_score(id, new_score);
+            }
+             "8" => {
+                let id = get_num_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+                registry.delete_student(id);
+            }
+            _ => {
+                println!("/////////");
+                println!("Invalid Input");
+                println!("/////////");
+            }
+        }
+
+        
+    }
+    
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+    // let s: Student = Student::new(1, String::from("Testimony"), 16, Sex::Female, Grade::Third, 40.5);
+    // let b: Student = Student::new(2, String::from("Henry"), 20, Sex::Male, Grade::Third, 70.5);
+
+    // let student_vec = vec![s, b];
+    
+    // let registry = Registry::new(student_vec, 1);
+
+    // registry.get_student(1);
+    // // println!("student1 is: {:?}", student1);
+
+}
+
+fn get_string_input(prompt: &str) -> String {
+    println!("{}", prompt);
+    let mut input = String::new();
+    io::stdin().read_line(&mut input).expect("Failed to read line");
+    input.trim().to_string()
+}
+
+fn get_num_input(prompt: &str) -> u32 {
+    println!("{}", prompt);
+    let mut num_input = String::new();
+    io::stdin().read_line(&mut num_input).expect("Feailed to read line");
+    let num_input: u32 = num_input.trim().parse().expect("Failed to parse");
+    num_input
+}
+
+fn get_fp_input(prompt: &str) -> f32 {
+    println!("{}", prompt);
+    let mut num_input = String::new();
+    io::stdin().read_line(&mut num_input).expect("Feailed to read line");
+    let num_input: f32 = num_input.trim().parse().expect("Failed to parse");
+    num_input
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/registry.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/registry.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa14c763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/registry.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+use crate::grade::{Grade, Sex};
+use crate::student_struct::Student;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Registry {
+    pub students: Vec<Student>,
+    next_id: u32,
+}
+
+impl Registry {
+    pub fn new(student: Vec<Student>, id: u32) -> Registry {
+        Registry { 
+            students: student, 
+            next_id: id 
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add(&mut self, name: &str, sex: &str, grade: &str, score: f32, age: u32) {
+        let id = self.next_id;
+        
+        let sex_x = if sex.to_lowercase().contains("male"){
+            Sex::Male
+        }else if sex.to_lowercase().contains("female") {
+            Sex::Female
+        }else {
+            Sex::None
+        };
+
+        let gradex = if grade.to_lowercase().contains("first"){
+            Grade::First
+        }else if grade.to_lowercase().contains("second") {
+            Grade::Second
+        }else if grade.to_lowercase().contains("third") {
+            Grade::Third
+        }else {
+            Grade::None
+        };
+
+        let student = Student::new(id, name.to_string(), age, sex_x, gradex, score);
+        println!("Added: {} (ID {})", student.name, student.id);
+        self.students.push(student);
+        self.next_id += 1;
+    }
+
+    pub fn list_all(&self) {
+        if self.students.is_empty() {
+            println!("  (no students enrolled yet)");
+            return;
+        }
+        println!(
+            "  {:>5}  {:<20}  {:<6}  {:<10}  {}",
+            "ID", "Name", "Age", "Grade", "Score"
+        );
+        println!("  {}", "-".repeat(55));
+        for student in &self.students {
+            println!(
+                "  {:>5}  {:<20}  {:>6}  {:<10}  {:.1}",
+                student.id,
+                student.name,
+                student.age,
+                student.grade.as_str(),
+                student.score,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_student(&self, id: u32) {
+        if self.students.is_empty(){
+            println!("Invalid ID");
+            return;
+        } 
+
+        for i in &self.students{
+            if i.id == id {
+                println!(" 
+                    Student id: {}, 
+                    Student name: {},
+                    Student age: {},
+                    Student grade: {:?},
+                    Student score: {},
+                ", i.id, i.name, i.age, i.grade, i.score)
+            }else {
+                println!("Invalid ID")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_name(&mut self, id: u32, new_name: &str) {
+        if let Some(index) =  self.students.iter().position(|student| student.id == id) {
+            let student =  &mut self.students[index];
+            if student.name != new_name {
+                student.name = new_name.to_string();
+                return;
+            }
+        }     
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_age(&mut self, id: u32, new_age: u32) {
+        if let Some(index) = self.students.iter().position(|student| student.id == id) {
+            let student = &mut self.students[index];
+          
+            if student.age != new_age {
+                student.age = new_age;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+     pub fn update_score(&mut self, id: u32, new_score: f32) {
+        if let Some(index) = self.students.iter().position(|student| student.id == id) {
+            let student = &mut self.students[index];
+         
+            if student.score != new_score {
+                student.score = new_score;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_grade(&mut self, id: u32, input: &str) {
+        if let Some(index) = self.students.iter().position(|student| student.id == id ){
+            let student = &mut self.students[index];
+            if input.to_lowercase().contains("first"){
+                student.grade = Grade::First
+            }
+            if input.to_lowercase().contains("second"){
+                student.grade = Grade::Second
+            }
+            if input.to_lowercase().contains("third"){
+                student.grade = Grade::Third
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete_student(&mut self, id: u32) {
+        if let Some(index) = self.students.iter().position(|student| student.id == id) {
+            self.students.remove(index);
+        }else {
+            
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/registry_struct.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/registry_struct.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b076a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/registry_struct.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use crate::student_struct;
+
+pub struct Registry {
+    students: Vec<student_struct::Student>, // Vec<Student> = "a list of Student values"
+    next_id: u32,           // auto-increment counter for IDs
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/student_struct.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/student_struct.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f349215b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/student_struct.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use crate::grade::{Grade, Sex};
+
+// A struct groups related pieces of data under one name.
+// Think of it as a custom data type you design yourself.
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Student {
+    pub id: u32,      // u32  = unsigned 32-bit integer (no negatives)
+    pub name: String, // String = heap-allocated, growable text
+    pub age: u32,
+    pub sex: Sex,
+    pub grade: Grade, // our own enum type from above
+    pub score: f32,
+}
+
+// This is the implementation of the student struct with its corresponding methods
+impl Student {
+    pub fn new(id: u32, name: String, age: u32, sex: Sex, grade: Grade, score: f32) -> Student {
+        Student {
+            id,
+            name,
+            age,
+            sex,
+            grade,
+            score,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Status {
+    Pending,
+    Ongoing,
+    Completed,
+}
+
+pub struct Todo {
+    id: u32,
+    title: String,
+    description: String,
+    status: Status,
+}
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/utils.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab2c8eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v1/src/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// pub fn to_str(x: String) -> &'static str {
+//     x.as_str()
+// }
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/.gitignore b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb68a347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/Cargo.toml b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd2c18f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "student_registry"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
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+colored = "3.1.1"
+uuid = { version="1", features = ["v4"]  }
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/README.md b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9441b751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# Rust Student Registry
+### A beginner project covering: `struct` · `Vec<T>` · `enum` · `Option<T>` · `impl`
+
+```bash
+// ============================================================
+//  STUDENT REGISTRY — Beginner Rust Project
+//  Concepts covered:
+//    • struct          — grouping related data
+//    • enum            — a value that can be one of several variants
+//    • Vec<T>          — a growable list
+//    • Option<T>       — a value that may or may not exist
+//    • impl block      — adding methods to a struct
+//    • pattern matching (match, if let)
+//    • ownership & borrowing in practice
+// ============================================================
+```
+
+---
+
+## How to run
+
+### Step 1 — Install Rust (if you haven't yet)
+```bash
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+```
+Then restart your terminal, or run:
+```bash
+source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+```
+
+### Step 2 — Verify the install
+```bash
+rustc --version   # e.g. rustc 1.78.0
+cargo --version   # e.g. cargo 1.78.0
+```
+
+### Step 3 — Run the project
+```bash
+# Clone / copy this folder, then:
+cd student_registry
+
+cargo run          # compiles + runs in one command
+```
+
+### Other useful commands
+```bash
+cargo build        # compile only (output goes to ./target/debug/)
+cargo check        # fast type-check without producing a binary (great while learning)
+cargo run --release  # compile with full optimisations (faster binary)
+```
+
+---
+
+## What the project teaches
+
+| Concept | Where to look in main.rs |
+|---|---|
+| `struct` | `Student` and `Registry` definitions (~line 30, 90) |
+| `enum` | `Grade` definition (~line 14) |
+| `impl` block | `impl Grade`, `impl Student`, `impl Registry` |
+| `Vec<T>` | `Registry.students` field; `push`, `retain`, `iter` |
+| `Option<T>` | `find_by_name`, `find_by_id` return types; `demo_option()` |
+| `match` | `Grade::as_str`, `letter_grade`, search demos |
+| `if let` | `update_score`, `summary`, `demo_option` |
+| Ownership / borrowing | `&self` vs `&mut self` on every method |
+| Iterator methods | `summary()` — `.map()`, `.sum()`, `.max_by()` |
+
+---
+
+## Expected output (abridged)
+
+```
+  ╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
+  ║      RUST STUDENT REGISTRY v1.0      ║
+  ║  struct · Vec · enum · Option · impl ║
+  ╚══════════════════════════════════════╝
+
+  ┌─ 1. Adding students (struct + Vec::push) 
+  ✅  Added: Kay (ID 1)
+  ✅  Added: Yusrah (ID 2)
+  ...
+
+  ┌─ 3. Search by name (Option<&Student>)
+  Found → ID: 2  Grade: 2nd Year  Score: 64
+  'Yaw Owusu' not found in registry.
+
+  ┌─ 8. Summary (iterators: map, sum, max_by)
+  Total students : 4
+  Average score  : 71.5
+  Top student    : Esi Boateng (91.0)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Project structure
+
+```
+student_registry/
+├── Cargo.toml        ← project metadata & dependencies
+└── src/
+    └── main.rs       ← all code lives here (heavily annotated)
+```
+
+Everything is in one file intentionally — beginners don't need to navigate modules yet.
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/notes/borrowing_deep_dive.md b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/notes/borrowing_deep_dive.md
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index 00000000..76411372
--- /dev/null
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+# Borrowing Deep Dive
+Borrowing is like lending something to a friend.
+
+---
+
+## The core idea
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let book = String::from("Rust Programming");
+
+    read(&book);   // lend the book to `read`
+
+    // book is still yours after the function returns
+    println!("I still have: {}", book);
+}
+
+fn read(b: &String) {   // b is a borrowed reference — not the owner
+    println!("Reading: {}", b);
+}   // borrow ends here — nothing is dropped
+```
+
+You still own `book`. `read` just borrowed it temporarily. When `read` finishes,
+the book comes back to you automatically.
+
+---
+
+## Without borrowing — ownership moves away
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let book = String::from("Rust Programming");
+
+    read(book);   // ownership MOVES into read — you no longer have it
+
+    println!("{}", book);   // ❌ compile error: book was moved
+}
+
+fn read(b: String) {   // b owns the book now
+    println!("Reading: {}", b);
+}   // b is dropped here — book is gone forever
+```
+
+This is why borrowing exists. Without `&`, the value moves in and never comes back.
+
+---
+
+## Two kinds of borrow
+
+### 1. Immutable borrow `&T` — look but don't touch
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let score = 95;
+
+    print_score(&score);   // lend score for reading
+
+    println!("score is still {}", score);   // ✅ still usable
+}
+
+fn print_score(s: &i32) {
+    println!("Score: {}", s);
+    // *s = 100;   // ❌ can't change it — it's an immutable borrow
+}
+```
+
+### 2. Mutable borrow `&mut T` — borrow AND change it
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let mut score = 95;   // must be `mut` to lend mutably
+
+    add_bonus(&mut score);   // lend score for writing
+
+    println!("new score: {}", score);   // 100
+}
+
+fn add_bonus(s: &mut i32) {
+    *s += 5;   // * means "go to what this points to and change it"
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## The two rules Rust enforces
+
+### Rule 1 — as many readers as you like
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let name = String::from("Henry");
+
+    let r1 = &name;   // borrow 1 — fine
+    let r2 = &name;   // borrow 2 — also fine
+    let r3 = &name;   // borrow 3 — still fine
+
+    println!("{} {} {}", r1, r2, r3);   // ✅ multiple readers are safe
+}
+```
+
+Think of a book in a library — unlimited people can read the same book at the
+same time because no one is changing it.
+
+### Rule 2 — only ONE writer, and no readers at the same time
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let mut name = String::from("Henry");
+
+    let r1 = &name;          // immutable borrow
+    let r2 = &mut name;      // ❌ compile error — can't have &mut while &name exists
+
+    println!("{} {}", r1, r2);
+}
+```
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let mut name = String::from("Henry");
+
+    let r1 = &name;
+    println!("{}", r1);   // r1 last used here — borrow ends
+
+    let r2 = &mut name;   // ✅ fine now — r1 is done
+    r2.push_str(" Osei");
+    println!("{}", r2);   // "Henry Osei"
+}
+```
+
+Think of a whiteboard — unlimited people can read it, but the moment someone
+starts writing on it, everyone else has to step back.
+
+---
+
+## In the student registry
+
+```rust
+// &mut self — we need to CHANGE the registry (push a new student)
+pub fn add(&mut self, name: &str, ...) {
+    //             ^^^
+    //             mutable borrow — we will modify self.students
+
+    self.students.push(student);   // this is the change
+}
+
+// &self — we only READ the registry (print students)
+pub fn list_all(&self) {
+    //          ^^^^^
+    //          immutable borrow — we never change anything
+
+    for student in &self.students {   // borrow each student for printing
+        println!("{}", student.name);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## One-line mental model
+
+```
+&T      →  "I want to look at it"
+&mut T  →  "I want to look at it AND change it"
+T       →  "I want to own it and take it with me"
+```
+
+Rust checks these rules at compile time — zero runtime cost, zero crashes.
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/notes/core_logic.md b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/notes/core_logic.md
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+# Ownership, Borrowing & Referencing in the Student Registry
+
+This document walks through every place ownership, borrowing, and referencing
+appear in the four files of the student registry project —
+`grade.rs`, `student_struct.rs`, `registry.rs`, and `main.rs` —
+and explains _why_ each one is used.
+
+---
+
+## Quick reminder: the three concepts
+
+| Concept                          | Syntax          | Meaning                                                                                     |
+| -------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **Ownership**                    | `let x = value` | One variable is responsible for the value. When it goes out of scope, the value is dropped. |
+| **Mutable borrow**               | `&mut T`        | Temporarily lend the value for reading AND writing. No ownership transfer.                  |
+| **Immutable borrow / reference** | `&T`            | Temporarily lend the value for reading only. No ownership transfer.                         |
+
+---
+
+## 1. `grade.rs`
+
+```rust
+pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+    match self {
+        Grade::First  => "1st Year",
+        Grade::Second => "2nd Year",
+        Grade::Third  => "3rd Year",
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### `&self` — immutable borrow of Grade
+
+`as_str` only needs to _read_ the variant — it never changes it.
+`&self` is an immutable reference to the `Grade` value.
+
+- The caller keeps ownership of the `Grade`.
+- `as_str` borrows it just long enough to run the `match` and return a string.
+- When `as_str` returns, the borrow ends. The caller still owns the `Grade`.
+
+### `-> &str` — returning a reference to static memory
+
+The returned `&str` points to string literals like `"1st Year"` which live in
+the program's static memory (baked into the binary). No heap allocation occurs.
+The reference is valid for the entire lifetime of the program.
+
+---
+
+## 2. `student_struct.rs`
+
+```rust
+use crate::grade::Grade;
+
+pub struct Student {
+    pub id:    u32,
+    pub name:  String,
+    pub age:   u8,
+    pub grade: Grade,
+    pub score: f32,
+}
+
+impl Student {
+    pub fn new(id: u32, name: String, age: u8, grade: Grade, score: f32) -> Student {
+        Student { id, name, age, grade, score }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### `fn new(…) -> Student` — ownership transfer via return value
+
+`new` takes all five arguments **by value** — it takes ownership of each one:
+
+| Parameter | Type     | What happens                                           |
+| --------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `id`      | `u32`    | Copied (primitive, `Copy` trait)                       |
+| `name`    | `String` | **Moved** into the struct — heap memory is transferred |
+| `age`     | `u8`     | Copied (primitive)                                     |
+| `grade`   | `Grade`  | **Moved** into the struct — enum value transferred     |
+| `score`   | `f32`    | Copied (primitive)                                     |
+
+When `new` returns the `Student`, ownership of the entire struct — including
+the `String` on the heap — moves to whoever called `new`.
+
+### Why `String` and not `&str`?
+
+`String` is an _owned_, heap-allocated string. The struct needs to _own_ its
+`name` field so the name lives as long as the `Student` does. If we used `&str`
+(a borrowed reference), we would have to track where the original string lives
+and guarantee it outlives the struct — that is lifetime annotation territory,
+which is more advanced.
+
+---
+
+## 3. `registry.rs`
+
+```rust
+pub struct Registry {
+    pub students: Vec<Student>,
+    next_id: u32,
+}
+```
+
+### `Vec<Student>` — Registry owns all students
+
+`Registry` owns the `Vec`, and the `Vec` owns every `Student` inside it.
+This is a chain of ownership:
+
+```
+Registry
+  └── Vec<Student>  (heap)
+        ├── Student { id, name, age, grade, score }
+        ├── Student { … }
+        └── Student { … }
+```
+
+When `Registry` is dropped, the `Vec` is dropped, which drops every `Student`,
+which drops every `String` inside each student. One owner, one cleanup — no
+manual `free()` needed.
+
+---
+
+### `pub fn new() -> Registry`
+
+```rust
+pub fn new() -> Registry {
+    Registry {
+        students: Vec::new(),
+        next_id: 1,
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Returns an owned `Registry` by value. The caller takes ownership.
+`Vec::new()` creates an empty `Vec` — no heap allocation yet.
+The heap only gets used when the first `push()` happens.
+
+---
+
+### `pub fn add(&mut self, name: &str, age: u8, grade: Grade, score: f32)`
+
+```rust
+pub fn add(&mut self, name: &str, age: u8, grade: Grade, score: f32) {
+    let id = self.next_id;
+    let student = Student::new(id, name.to_string(), age, grade, score);
+    println!("  ✅  Added: {} (ID {})", student.name, student.id);
+    self.students.push(student);
+    self.next_id += 1;
+}
+```
+
+There are three distinct ownership/borrowing events here:
+
+#### `&mut self` — mutable borrow of Registry
+
+`add` needs to _change_ the registry — it pushes a new student and increments
+`next_id`. So it takes a **mutable borrow** of the whole `Registry`.
+
+- The caller keeps ownership of the `Registry`.
+- `add` can read and write any field on it.
+- Only one `&mut` borrow can exist at a time — Rust enforces this.
+
+#### `name: &str` — immutable reference to a string
+
+`name` comes in as `&str` — a **borrowed reference** to a string slice.
+`add` does not take ownership of the string. It only needs to read the
+characters long enough to call `name.to_string()`.
+
+`name.to_string()` creates a brand-new owned `String` on the heap — that
+owned copy is what gets moved into `Student::new`. The original string the
+caller passed in is untouched and still owned by the caller.
+
+#### `grade: Grade` — ownership moves in
+
+`grade` is passed **by value** — ownership moves from the caller into `add`,
+then immediately into `Student::new`, then into the `Student` struct.
+After `reg.add(…, Grade::First, …)` in `main.rs`, the `Grade::First` value
+lives inside the `Student` inside the `Vec`. The caller no longer holds it.
+
+#### `self.students.push(student)` — Vec takes ownership of Student
+
+After `println!`, `student` is moved into the `Vec` via `push`. From this
+point:
+
+- `student` is no longer accessible as a local variable.
+- The `Vec` is the owner.
+- The memory for the student (including its `String name` on the heap) will be
+  freed only when the `Vec` itself is dropped.
+
+---
+
+### `pub fn list_all(&self)`
+
+```rust
+pub fn list_all(&self) {
+    for student in &self.students {
+        println!(
+            "  {:>5}  {:<20}  {:>6}  {:<10}  {:.1}",
+            student.id,
+            student.name,
+            student.age,
+            student.grade.as_str(),
+            student.score,
+        );
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### `&self` — immutable borrow of Registry
+
+`list_all` only reads — it never changes anything. `&self` is the correct
+choice. The caller keeps ownership of the `Registry` and can use it again
+after `list_all` returns.
+
+#### `for student in &self.students` — borrowing each element
+
+The `&` before `self.students` means we are iterating over **references** to
+each `Student` — not moving them out of the `Vec`.
+
+- `student` inside the loop is `&Student` — a borrowed reference.
+- The `Vec` still owns every student.
+- Reading `student.id`, `student.name`, `student.age`, `student.score` is
+  fine because we are borrowing those fields through the reference.
+
+#### `student.grade.as_str()` — chained borrow
+
+`student` is `&Student`, so `student.grade` is accessing the `Grade` field
+through a reference. Rust auto-derefs this for us.
+`as_str` then takes `&self` on the `Grade` — another immutable borrow layered
+on top. Both borrows exist only for the duration of the `println!` line, then
+they end.
+
+---
+
+## 4. `main.rs`
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let mut reg = Registry::new();
+
+    reg.add("Henry Osei",  20, Grade::First,  78.5);
+    reg.add("Kofi Mensah", 22, Grade::Second, 64.0);
+    reg.add("Esi Boateng", 21, Grade::First,  91.0);
+
+    reg.list_all();
+}
+```
+
+### `let mut reg` — main owns Registry
+
+`main` owns `reg`. It must be `mut` because `add` takes `&mut self` — you
+cannot mutably borrow something that was not declared mutable.
+
+### `reg.add(…)` — temporary mutable borrow
+
+Each call to `reg.add(…)` mutably borrows `reg` for the duration of that call.
+When `add` returns, the mutable borrow ends and `reg` is available again for
+the next call.
+
+### String literals as `&str`
+
+`"Henry Osei"` is a string literal — its type is `&str`. It is a reference
+pointing into static memory. `add` accepts `name: &str`, so this matches
+directly. No allocation happens. Inside `add`, `name.to_string()` is where
+the heap allocation occurs.
+
+### `reg.list_all()` — temporary immutable borrow
+
+`list_all` takes `&self` — an immutable borrow of `reg`. After it returns,
+`reg` is still owned by `main`. At the closing `}` of `main`, `reg` goes out
+of scope and is dropped — which drops the `Vec`, which drops every `Student`,
+which drops every `String name` on the heap.
+
+---
+
+## Summary map
+
+```
+main.rs
+│
+│  let mut reg = Registry::new();
+│      └── main owns reg (and its Vec<Student>)
+│
+│  reg.add("Henry", 20, Grade::First, 78.5)
+│      ├── &mut self        — mutable borrow of reg (temporary)
+│      ├── name: &str       — immutable borrow of "Henry" (caller keeps it)
+│      ├── grade: Grade     — ownership of Grade::First moves into Student
+│      └── push(student)    — Vec takes ownership of Student
+│
+│  reg.list_all()
+│      ├── &self            — immutable borrow of reg (temporary)
+│      ├── &self.students   — immutable borrow of Vec
+│      └── &student         — immutable borrow of each Student in the loop
+│              └── student.grade.as_str()
+│                      └── &self on Grade — chained immutable borrow
+│
+└── } ← reg dropped → Vec dropped → all Students dropped → all Strings freed
+```
+
+---
+
+## The one pattern to remember
+
+```
+Does the function need to change the value?
+  YES → &mut self  (mutable borrow)
+  NO  → &self      (immutable borrow)
+
+Does ownership need to leave the caller permanently?
+  YES → pass by value  (e.g. grade: Grade into add())
+  NO  → pass by reference  (e.g. name: &str into add())
+```
+
+Rust enforces these choices at compile time. If you get them wrong, the
+compiler tells you exactly which rule was broken and on which line — that is
+the compiler errors you saw in the previous session.
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/notes/referencing_deep_dive.md b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/notes/referencing_deep_dive.md
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+# Referencing in Rust — ELI5
+
+A reference is just an address — it tells Rust _where_ a value lives in memory,
+without taking the value away from its owner.
+
+If ownership is _having_ something, a reference is _knowing where it is_.
+
+---
+
+## The core idea
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let score: i32 = 95;
+
+    let r = &score;   // r is a reference — it holds the address of `score`
+
+    println!("score  = {}", score);   // use the original
+    println!("via r  = {}", r);       // use the reference — same value
+    println!("addr   = {:p}", r);     // {:p} prints the memory address e.g. 0x7ffee3b2c490
+}
+```
+
+`score` is the value sitting in memory.
+`r` is a small variable that holds the _address_ of `score` — nothing more.
+Both `score` and `r` print `95` because `r` points straight at `score`.
+
+---
+
+## Dereferencing — following the address
+
+The `*` operator means "go to the address this reference holds and give me
+what is there".
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let x = 10;
+    let r = &x;   // r holds the address of x
+
+    println!("{}", r);    // Rust auto-derefs for println — prints 10
+    println!("{}", *r);   // explicit deref — also prints 10
+
+    // Think of it like:
+    // r  = the street address of a house
+    // *r = walking to that address and looking inside the house
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Changing a value through a mutable reference
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let mut points = 50;
+    let r = &mut points;   // mutable reference — can read AND write
+
+    *r = 100;   // go to the address and write 100 there
+
+    println!("{}", points);   // 100 — the original changed
+}
+```
+
+`r` is not a copy of `points`. It is a direct window into the same memory slot.
+Writing through `*r` changes `points` itself.
+
+---
+
+## Printing the address with `{:p}`
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let name = String::from("Kofi");
+    let r = &name;
+
+    println!("value   : {}", r);     // Kofi
+    println!("address : {:p}", r);   // e.g. 0x7ffee3b2c490
+
+    // The address will be different every time you run the program.
+    // The OS places things at different spots in RAM on each run.
+}
+```
+
+`{:p}` is the "pointer" format specifier — it shows the raw memory address
+the reference holds.
+
+---
+
+## Multiple references to the same value
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let city = String::from("Accra");
+
+    let r1 = &city;
+    let r2 = &city;
+    let r3 = &city;
+
+    // All three references point to the SAME memory — no copies made
+    println!("{:p}", r1);   // same address
+    println!("{:p}", r2);   // same address
+    println!("{:p}", r3);   // same address
+
+    println!("{} {} {}", r1, r2, r3);   // Accra Accra Accra
+}
+```
+
+References are cheap — they are just addresses (8 bytes on a 64-bit system).
+No matter how large the original value is, the reference is always the same tiny size.
+
+---
+
+## References vs owned values — size comparison
+
+```rust
+use std::mem::size_of;
+use std::mem::size_of_val;
+
+fn main() {
+    let name = String::from("Henry Osei");   // String on heap
+    let r = &name;
+
+    // String = 3 words on the stack (ptr + len + cap)
+    println!("size of String  : {} bytes", size_of_val(&name));   // 24 bytes
+    // Reference = 1 pointer
+    println!("size of &String : {} bytes", size_of::<&String>()); // 8 bytes
+
+    // The reference is always 8 bytes regardless of how long the name is.
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## References into a Vec — what the for loop actually does
+
+```rust
+fn main() {
+    let students = vec![
+        String::from("Henry"),
+        String::from("Kofi"),
+        String::from("Esi"),
+    ];
+
+    // &students.students borrows the Vec — gives references to each element
+    for name in &students {
+        //  name is &String — a reference, not an owned String
+        println!("{:p}  →  {}", name, name);   // address → value
+    }
+
+    // students is still owned here — the loop only borrowed
+    println!("total: {}", students.len());
+}
+```
+
+Without the `&`, the loop would _move_ each `String` out of the `Vec` and the
+`Vec` would be unusable afterwards.
+
+---
+
+## In the student registry
+
+```rust
+// list_all iterates with &self.students
+// — each `student` is a &Student reference, not an owned Student
+
+pub fn list_all(&self) {
+    for student in &self.students {
+        //  student : &Student
+        //  student.name  : &String  (accessed through the reference)
+        //  student.grade : &Grade   (accessed through the reference)
+
+        println!(
+            "{} {} {}",
+            student.name,          // Rust auto-derefs &Student to reach .name
+            student.grade.as_str(), // chained reference: &Student → &Grade → &str
+            student.score,
+        );
+    }
+    // Nothing was moved. Every Student is still inside the Vec.
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## The difference between `&` and `&mut` in one picture
+
+```
+Memory slot:  [ 95 ]   ← the value lives here at address 0xABC
+
+&score        →  read-only window into 0xABC
+                 many allowed at the same time
+
+&mut score    →  read-write window into 0xABC
+                 only ONE allowed, and no &score at the same time
+```
+
+---
+
+## One-line mental model
+
+```
+&T        →  "I know where it lives — I can look"
+&mut T    →  "I know where it lives — I can look and change"
+*r        →  "go to the address r holds and get what's there"
+{:p}      →  "show me the raw address as a number"
+```
+
+Rust guarantees at compile time that every reference always points to valid
+memory — no dangling pointers, no null, no use-after-free. Ever.
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/notes/struct.md b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/notes/struct.md
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+Grouping related data
+A struct bundles related fields under one name — like a row in a database table, but typed. Each field has an explicit type: no surprises.
+
+name: `String` lives on the heap. id, age, score live on the stack.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/grade.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/grade.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96e8dc78
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+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/grade.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Grade {
+    First,
+    Second,
+    Third,
+    None
+}
+
+impl Grade {
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        match self {
+            Grade::First => "Cohort 1",
+            Grade::Second => "Cohort 2",
+            Grade::Third => "Cohort 3",
+            Grade::None => "None"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Sex {
+    Male,
+    Female,
+    None
+}
+
+impl Sex {
+    pub fn to_str(&self) {
+        match self {
+            Sex::Male => println!("male: 👨🏾"),
+            Sex::Female => println!("female: 👧🏾"),
+            Sex::None => println!("None")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/main.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61864f6b
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@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+use std::io;
+use colored::*;
+
+mod grade;
+mod registry;
+mod student_struct;
+mod utils;
+
+use grade::{Grade, Sex};
+use registry::Registry;
+use student_struct::Student;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+fn main() {
+     let mut registry = Registry::new(vec![]);
+
+    
+    println!("");
+    println!("");
+    println!("{}", "==========================".yellow());
+    println!("{}", "STUDENT REGISTRY".yellow().bold());
+    println!("{}", "==========================".yellow().bold());
+    
+    loop {
+        println!("");
+        
+        println!("{}", "____Choose An Option____".bright_green().black());
+        println!("");
+        println!("{}", "1. Add Student".black().bold());
+        println!("{}", "2. Get A Student".black().bold());
+        println!("{}", "3. All Students".black().bold());
+        println!("{}", "4. Update Student Name".black().bold());
+        println!("{}", "5. Update Student Age".black().bold());
+        println!("{}", "6. Update Student Grade".black().bold());
+        println!("{}", "7. Update Student Score".black().bold());
+        println!("{}", "8. Delete Student".black().bold());
+
+        println!("");
+
+        let mut choice_input = String::new();
+        io::stdin().read_line(&mut choice_input).expect("Failed to read line");
+        let choice_input = choice_input.trim();
+        println!("");
+        println!("");
+
+        match choice_input {
+            "1" => {
+                    let name = get_string_input("Fill In *Name* Input");
+                    let grade = get_string_input("Fill In *Grade* Input");
+                    let sex = get_string_input("Fill In *Sex* Input");
+                    let age = get_num_input("Fill In *Age* Input");
+                    let score = get_fp_input("Fill In *Score* Input");
+                registry.add(&name, &sex, &grade, score, age);
+            }
+            "2" => {
+                let id = get_uuid_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+                registry.get_student(id);
+            }
+            "3" => {
+                registry.list_all();
+            }
+            "4" => {
+                let new_name = get_string_input("Fill In *Name* Input");
+                let id = get_uuid_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+
+                registry.update_name(id, &new_name);
+            }
+            "5" => {
+                let id = get_uuid_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+                let new_age = get_num_input("Fill In *Age* Input");
+                registry.update_age(id, new_age);
+            }
+            "6" => {
+                let grade = get_string_input("Fill In *Grade* Input");
+                let id = get_uuid_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+
+                registry.update_grade(id, &grade);
+            }
+            "7" => {
+                let new_score = get_fp_input("Fill In *Grade* Input");
+                let id = get_uuid_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+
+                registry.update_score(id, new_score);
+            }
+             "8" => {
+                let id = get_uuid_input("Fill In *ID* Input");
+                registry.delete_student(id);
+            }
+            _ => {
+                println!("/////////");
+                println!("Invalid Input");
+                println!("/////////");
+            }
+        }
+
+        
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_string_input(prompt: &str) -> String {
+    println!("{}", prompt);
+    let mut input = String::new();
+    io::stdin().read_line(&mut input).expect("Failed to read line");
+    input.trim().to_string()
+}
+
+fn get_num_input(prompt: &str) -> u32 {
+    println!("{}", prompt);
+    let mut num_input = String::new();
+    io::stdin().read_line(&mut num_input).expect("Feailed to read line");
+    let num_input: u32 = num_input.trim().parse().expect("Failed to parse");
+    num_input
+}
+
+fn get_uuid_input(prompt: &str) -> Uuid {
+    println!("{}", prompt);
+    let mut num_input = String::new();
+    io::stdin().read_line(&mut num_input).expect("Feailed to read line");
+    let num_input: Uuid = num_input.trim().parse().expect("Failed to parse");
+    num_input
+}
+
+fn get_fp_input(prompt: &str) -> f32 {
+    println!("{}", prompt);
+    let mut num_input = String::new();
+    io::stdin().read_line(&mut num_input).expect("Feailed to read line");
+    let num_input: f32 = num_input.trim().parse().expect("Failed to parse");
+    num_input
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/registry.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/registry.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a9cfba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/registry.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::grade::{Grade, Sex};
+use crate::student_struct::Student;
+
+pub struct Registry {
+    pub students: Vec<Student>,
+}
+
+impl Registry {
+    pub fn new(student: Vec<Student>) -> Registry {
+        Registry { 
+            students: student, 
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add(&mut self, name: &str, sex: &str, grade: &str, score: f32, age: u32) {
+        let id = Uuid::new_v4();
+
+          let sex_x = if sex.to_lowercase().contains("male"){
+            Sex::Male
+        }else if sex.to_lowercase().contains("female") {
+            Sex::Female
+        }else {
+            Sex::None
+        };
+
+        let gradex = if grade.to_lowercase().contains("first"){
+            Grade::First
+        }else if grade.to_lowercase().contains("second") {
+            Grade::Second
+        }else if grade.to_lowercase().contains("third") {
+            Grade::Third
+        }else {
+            Grade::None
+        };
+
+        let student = Student::new(id, name.to_string(), age, sex_x, gradex, score);
+        println!("Added: {} (ID {})", student.name, student.id);
+        self.students.push(student);
+    }
+
+    pub fn list_all(&self) {
+        if self.students.is_empty() {
+            println!("  (no students enrolled yet)");
+            return;
+        }
+        println!(
+            "  {:>5}  {:<20}  {:<6}  {:<10}  {}",
+            "ID", "Name", "Age", "Grade", "Score"
+        );
+        println!("  {}", "-".repeat(55));
+        for student in &self.students {
+            println!(
+                "  {:>5}  {:<20}  {:>6}  {:<10}  {:.1}",
+                student.id,
+                student.name,
+                student.age,
+                student.grade.as_str(),
+                student.score,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+        pub fn get_student(&self, id: Uuid) {
+        if self.students.is_empty(){
+            println!("Invalid ID");
+            return;
+        } 
+
+        for i in &self.students{
+            if i.id == id {
+                println!(" 
+                    Student id: {}, 
+                    Student name: {},
+                    Student age: {},
+                    Student grade: {:?},
+                    Student score: {},
+                ", i.id, i.name, i.age, i.grade, i.score)
+            }else {
+                println!("Invalid ID")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_name(&mut self, id: Uuid, new_name: &str) {
+        if let Some(index) =  self.students.iter().position(|student| student.id == id) {
+            let student =  &mut self.students[index];
+            student.name = new_name.to_string();
+        }     
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_age(&mut self, id: Uuid, new_age: u32) {
+        if let Some(index) = self.students.iter().position(|student| student.id == id) {
+            let student = &mut self.students[index];
+            student.age = new_age;
+        }
+    }
+
+     pub fn update_score(&mut self, id: Uuid, new_score: f32) {
+        if let Some(index) = self.students.iter().position(|student| student.id == id) {
+            let student = &mut self.students[index];
+            student.score = new_score;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_grade(&mut self, id: Uuid, input: &str) {
+        if let Some(index) = self.students.iter().position(|student| student.id == id ){
+            let student = &mut self.students[index];
+            if input.to_lowercase().contains("first"){
+                student.grade = Grade::First
+            }
+            if input.to_lowercase().contains("second"){
+                student.grade = Grade::Second
+            }
+            if input.to_lowercase().contains("third"){
+                student.grade = Grade::Third
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete_student(&mut self, id: Uuid) {
+        if let Some(index) = self.students.iter().position(|student| student.id == id) {
+            self.students.remove(index);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/registry_struct.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/registry_struct.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b076a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/registry_struct.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use crate::student_struct;
+
+pub struct Registry {
+    students: Vec<student_struct::Student>, // Vec<Student> = "a list of Student values"
+    next_id: u32,           // auto-increment counter for IDs
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/student_struct.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/student_struct.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9211f866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/student_struct.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use crate::grade::{Grade, Sex};
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+// A struct groups related pieces of data under one name.
+// Think of it as a custom data type you design yourself.
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Student {
+    pub id: Uuid,      // u32  = unsigned 32-bit integer (no negatives)
+    pub name: String, // String = heap-allocated, growable text
+    pub age: u32,
+    pub sex: Sex,
+    pub grade: Grade, // our own enum type from above
+    pub score: f32,
+}
+
+// This is the implementation of the student struct with its corresponding methods
+impl Student {
+    pub fn new(id: Uuid, name: String, age: u32, sex: Sex, grade: Grade, score: f32) -> Student {
+        Student {
+            id,
+            name,
+            age,
+            sex,
+            grade,
+            score,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Status {
+    Pending,
+    Ongoing,
+    Completed,
+}
+
+pub struct Todo {
+    id: u8,
+    title: String,
+    description: String,
+    status: Status,
+}
diff --git a/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/utils.rs b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab2c8eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust_session/assignments/student_registry_v2/src/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// pub fn to_str(x: String) -> &'static str {
+//     x.as_str()
+// }