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LSE imposter syndrome

I am going to be going to this university for the course BSc Economics starting from September.

I have heard many things about the competitive nature of this university and I knew this when applying to it, but now that it starts in less than a month it all feels more real to me.

I don't know if I am smart enough to keep up with all the others or be as competitive with them, especially considering how harsh LSEs grading system is. I am scared of feeling completely lost and behind everyone in the school, even though I know that I've gotten into the school for a reason.

I worry that I am not good enough for this school or the rest of the cohort on my course. All I can do is try my best, but I wonder if it will be enough with all the extremely smart people around me.

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tjsunny

Original post by Anonymous

I am going to be going to this university for the course BSc Economics starting from September.
I have heard many things about the competitive nature of this university and I knew this when applying to it, but now that it starts in less than a month it all feels more real to me.
I don't know if I am smart enough to keep up with all the others or be as competitive with them, especially considering how harsh LSEs grading system is. I am scared of feeling completely lost and behind everyone in the school, even though I know that I've gotten into the school for a reason.
I worry that I am not good enough for this school or the rest of the cohort on my course. All I can do is try my best, but I wonder if it will be enough with all the extremely smart people around me.

i am going to lse too studying IR and trust me, i think everyone is feeling this way. you obviously were given an offer for a reason and you are smart enough to have achieved the grades you needed, that should be enough for now 🙂 there's no need to worry over what anyone else thinks of your grades, you're going to university for yourself and not for anyone else, so my advice is to just focus on yourself. it might be hard if you have friends that seem like they're doing way better than you while you feel like you're struggling, but they are probably also feeling worried about the exact same thing. there's no need to be top of the class and as long as you feel yourself improving then thats what matters most 🙂 i'm used to being the top of my class in grades, yet i can already tell that that is not going to be the case at university, which bothers me a little bit, but i keep telling myself that im going to university to learn, for myself, and not focus on other people's academic performances. everyone has their own insecurites and no matter how it looks, no one is going to be perfect. there are a ton of resources and you're gonna have all the time in the world to study and keep up with content 🙂 if you feel yourself genuinely getting lost, you should definitely ask for help as soon as you can though