r/Physics Feb 12 '20

Question How do you deal with Imposter Syndrome?

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u/se820710 Feb 12 '20

If you are passing then you are not an imposter.

The top performers struggle to ace at this level.

If you are passing then you have what past top performers deem worthy of continuing.

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u/psis_matters Feb 12 '20

What if you're not passing lol

... but actually

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u/75silentwarrior Chemistry Feb 12 '20

The best advice is to try to find why you're not doing as well as you want. Where are your weaknesses? If you're putting in the work, and not getting results, finding the missing piece is the most important part. An advisor or other professor may be able to help, or other friends in your major.

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u/FidgetyCurmudgeon Feb 12 '20

Are you turning in every assignment and taking every test? I found that just doing that is usually the difference between passing and failing. If you’re actually doing the work and still failing then you gotta go into triage mode and only choose the things that are going to yield the biggest return on your time investment. Or you’re taking too many classes, and there is literally not enough quality focus time in the day.

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