Comments on: I Really Am Good Enough and Smart Enough: Imposter Syndrome Part III http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/ One woman's journey towards a PhD Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bob Hudson http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-867 Bob Hudson Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:19:36 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-867 Whoops. 1975 Whoops. 1975

]]> By: Bob Hudson http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-866 Bob Hudson Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:18:18 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-866 Check your email for a little article I published in 1975 called The Fictional Adult. IP precursor. Little read. Hard to find. Etc. A Review of General Semantics, 1974, v32, #3, 284-286 Check your email for a little article I published in 1975 called The Fictional Adult. IP precursor. Little read. Hard to find.
Etc. A Review of General Semantics, 1974, v32, #3, 284-286

]]> By: The Science Dilettante http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-809 The Science Dilettante Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:47:58 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-809 Hey I'm here because my dashboard pointed me to other posts on impostor syndrome after I wrote a short personal post on the topic. Thanks for your series - it makes it easier knowing that other people deal with this problem as well and that they can work through it. http://www.thesciencedilettante.wordpress.com Hey I’m here because my dashboard pointed me to other posts on impostor syndrome after I wrote a short personal post on the topic. Thanks for your series – it makes it easier knowing that other people deal with this problem as well and that they can work through it.

http://www.thesciencedilettante.wordpress.com

]]> By: bella http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-540 bella Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:48:24 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-540 P.S. I scored 83 :( P.S. I scored 83 :(

]]> By: bella http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-539 bella Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:44:51 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-539 I'm a 4th year PhD student, and I feel EXACTLY the same way (especially the cloning part..grrr!) and have ever since I started this degree. it started way before that, to be honest, but I never felt like I was stupid until I went to grad school for a PhD Thank you for these articles..it literally made my day to realize what I am feeling is quite common and I like what you suggested to change it (I am SOOO guilty of belittling my accomplishments and it wasn't till I read this that I realized how bad that is for my self esteem). I’m a 4th year PhD student, and I feel EXACTLY the same way (especially the cloning part..grrr!) and have ever since I started this degree.

it started way before that, to be honest, but I never felt like I was stupid until I went to grad school for a PhD

Thank you for these articles..it literally made my day to realize what I am feeling is quite common and I like what you suggested to change it (I am SOOO guilty of belittling my accomplishments and it wasn’t till I read this that I realized how bad that is for my self esteem).

]]> By: Gwen http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-522 Gwen Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:44:21 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-522 I'm a first year graduate student in a doctoral program in the midwest. It's a large university, much larger than my undergraduate university, and although my undergrad was academically rigorous and many people failed out of the school because of its difficulty, the fact that this is such a large university intimidates me. I was rejected from 7 other schools, how do I know they didn't have the right idea about me? Reading this made me realize that these feelings are normal and that the best thing I can do for myself is to stick it out and prove to myself that I CAN do this. On a scientific note, have they found this phenomenon in other fields, or is it primarily the sciences? I’m a first year graduate student in a doctoral program in the midwest. It’s a large university, much larger than my undergraduate university, and although my undergrad was academically rigorous and many people failed out of the school because of its difficulty, the fact that this is such a large university intimidates me. I was rejected from 7 other schools, how do I know they didn’t have the right idea about me? Reading this made me realize that these feelings are normal and that the best thing I can do for myself is to stick it out and prove to myself that I CAN do this. On a scientific note, have they found this phenomenon in other fields, or is it primarily the sciences?

]]> By: Physiologist http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-274 Physiologist Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:44:20 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-274 Here via ScienceCareers.org Thanks for writing this. Me and my (male) colleague have frequently shared stories about feeling like frauds during the course of our PhDs. I've always known that he's not a fraud, and eventually, after successfully defending my thesis, I had to admit that I'm not a fraud either. Surprisingly, it was a frightening realization - there's no excuses anymore. Here via ScienceCareers.org

Thanks for writing this. Me and my (male) colleague have frequently shared stories about feeling like frauds during the course of our PhDs. I’ve always known that he’s not a fraud, and eventually, after successfully defending my thesis, I had to admit that I’m not a fraud either. Surprisingly, it was a frightening realization – there’s no excuses anymore.

]]> By: Sarah http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-68 Sarah Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:58:41 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-68 I hold this article very dear to my heart because until now I hadn't realized that the way I felt about my accomplishments was actually something that should be fixed. I dimissed my achievements and thought nothing else of it. What makes me different from all of you is that I am a high school student. I have yet to experience the pressure of performing at the collegiate level. As a high school student, my peers and I are trying so hard to make ourselves look desirable to colleges. I always feel like I'm the one who is at the bottom of the pack. And recently this year I've been finding myself slipping in my schoolwork. I suppose this could be connected to my attitude or my intellectual capacity. At least it is a comfort to know that what I'm feeling is shared if not by my peers, but by other women as well. I hold this article very dear to my heart because until now I hadn’t realized that the way I felt about my accomplishments was actually something that should be fixed. I dimissed my achievements and thought nothing else of it.

What makes me different from all of you is that I am a high school student. I have yet to experience the pressure of performing at the collegiate level. As a high school student, my peers and I are trying so hard to make ourselves look desirable to colleges. I always feel like I’m the one who is at the bottom of the pack.

And recently this year I’ve been finding myself slipping in my schoolwork. I suppose this could be connected to my attitude or my intellectual capacity. At least it is a comfort to know that what I’m feeling is shared if not by my peers, but by other women as well.

]]> By: ScienceMama http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-65 ScienceMama Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:59:05 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-65 Thank you for writing this. This describes my entire career as a scientist, both in grad school and as a postdoc... Thank you for writing this. This describes my entire career as a scientist, both in grad school and as a postdoc…

]]> By: Lucy http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-61 Lucy Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:28:39 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/i-really-am-good-enough-and-smart-enough-imposter-syndrome-part-iii/#comment-61 Thank you for these posts. I found them through a link from another site and can't believe how accurately they describe how I have always felt. Having started a PhD in the last month, it is only this week that I have begun to feel like this again. It nearly stopped me from having the confidence to apply for PhD studentships at all. Now that I know there are other people out there who also feel this way I hope it'll give me the confidence to work to the best of my ability without worrying all the time for the next four years. Again thank you, this has taken a massive weight off my mind. Thank you for these posts.
I found them through a link from another site and can’t believe how accurately they describe how I have always felt.

Having started a PhD in the last month, it is only this week that I have begun to feel like this again. It nearly stopped me from having the confidence to apply for PhD studentships at all. Now that I know there are other people out there who also feel this way I hope it’ll give me the confidence to work to the best of my ability without worrying all the time for the next four years.

Again thank you, this has taken a massive weight off my mind.

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