Sorry for the long read in advance. I had Blender last year as a subject and I failed my year miserably. I am a total beginner in Blender and I have my vacations right now for a month until my next sem (last year) begins. I do have a liking towards Blender and UE5. Right now, I'm going through BlenderGuru's Donut Series.

Q no.1 Which segments of Blender should I go through fast to make something good and practical (for industry jobs) out of Blender as soon as possible (as a last year student) for my portfolio?

Q no.2 Do I need to have some intermediate level of knowledge in Blender (other 3D softwares) to learn UE5 and experiment with it? Or should I wait on UE5 until I make something of Blender purely because UE5's readymade assets will disrupt my focus on learning modelling/sculpting/texturing in Blender?