1. 6:50pm May 17th 2012

    tags: impostor syndromegrad school

    Impostor syndrome” is the name given to the feelings that Abigail and many other young scientists describe: Their accomplishments are just luck or deceit, and they’re in over their heads. The key to getting past it, experts say, is making accurate, realistic assessments of your performance. Perhaps equally important: knowing you’re not alone. Abigail thinks that sharing her feelings with other people is how she will eventually come to grips with her sense of feeling like an impostor. “It’s fantastic to hear other people say, ‘I’ve felt that way, too.’
    — No, You’re Not an Impostor - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers
     

  2. 4:55pm Apr 5th 2012

    tags: grad school

    I just sent two very meek emails to past professors hinting that I would like to ask them for a recommendation letter for grad school. I pretty much just wrote like I was writing to the queen of England and closed my eyes while I pressed ‘send’. I really dislike having to talk about myself and play myself up in a professional/academic manner…but that’s about to be my life for the next few months.

    So while I’m having my summer of doing dumb shit, I will also be trying to convince my elders that I am worthy of a spot in a program where I help people deal with their own dumb shit. May have to consider putting a password on this thing or changing my url.