Timeline for How to deal when you're an actual imposter in academia? [duplicate]
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| Apr 23, 2019 at 10:15 | comment | added | Buffy | First, give up the idea that it is a "competition". It isn't. It is a search for knowledge. | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 10:03 | comment | added | Captain Emacs | As someone who has - in full awareness - accepted people to ones group which started out from less optimal situations who have since done exceedingly well, trust me that we look for a lot more than just "prize-winning thoroughbreds" when we seek young scientists. They saw something in you - now you need to see this, too. | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 9:41 | comment | added | JeffE | Has anyone ever gone through these feelings? — Only everyone. | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 9:23 | comment | added | henning no longer feeds AI | Regarding the issue of competition, see also: academia.stackexchange.com/questions/87668/… | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 9:09 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft♦ | Welcome to Academia SE. I am closing your question as a duplicate. While the titular question is different, the question body and the answers you got are about dealing with the regular impostor syndrome – which you seem to recognise as your actual problem. This is still not to be taken lightly, but as far as this site is concerned, it has already been addressed intensively elsewhere. | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 9:03 | history | closed | Wrzlprmft♦ | Duplicate of How to effectively deal with Imposter Syndrome and feelings of inadequacy: "I've somehow convinced everyone that I'm actually good at this" | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 9:00 | history | edited | Wrzlprmft♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 23, 2019 at 8:31 | answer | added | mathreadler | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 8:08 | answer | added | Turion | timeline score: 3 | |
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| Apr 23, 2019 at 7:52 | comment | added | Alchimista | Forget all this. You say "I really want the PhD..." and this, providing that is not merely a dream but you love research and put effort on it, it suffices. If they really mistakenly took you, see it as their mistake. During PhD you are still learning, not the basis but a lot. So relax and do your best. | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 6:37 | answer | added | mickkk | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 6:11 | comment | added | Kimball | The problem is, you aren't in any position to determine if you are an impostor vs having the syndrome. I would suggest discussing your concerns with faculty to see if you're meeting the expectations of the program, and if not come up with a plan. | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 2:42 | answer | added | Industrademic | timeline score: 15 | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 2:12 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | Another question: to what extent are you "competing"? Just because they do well, how does this prevent you from also doing well? | |
| Apr 23, 2019 at 2:12 | comment | added | Nate Eldredge | I feel that I can't speak to anyone else about it: What about a counselor, or someone else experienced in helping grad students but who is not directly connected to your program? | |
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| Apr 23, 2019 at 2:06 | history | asked | imposter420 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |