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Feel Like You Don’t Belong? You Might Have Impostor Syndrome

By Margaret Crable — 2021

What do you do when your biggest doubter is yourself?

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Stressed out at college? Here are five essential reads on how to take better care of your mental health

Links to informative articles to fight college burnout including on: how to prioritize your mental health; considering campus physical design; making a wellness plan; considering academic motivation, and enjoying a therapy animal.

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Alvin Buyinza, Jamaal Abdul-Alim
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How to Avoid Burnout in College

Unsurprisingly, burnout is a major problem in college. A 2021 Boston University study found that more than half of the 33,000 surveyed college students experienced anxiety or depression. And 83% of respondents said their mental health hurt their academic performance.

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Genevieve Carlton
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Study Hacks for Neurodiverse Incoming Students

Embarking on the journey that is your college career can be a difficult process, even more so if your brain works differently than a neurotypical’s. Here are some tips and tricks I’ve learned as an upperclassman.

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Samara Karow
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Growing College Success From First Semester Failure

Beyond off the shelf ideas like going to office hours, using a calendar/planner, asking for help, using their accommodations, students need a structure that will empower them to better organize themselves around the deficits that accompanied them to college and to experience struggle (and even...

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Jon Thomas and Pamela Barton
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Imposter Syndrome, or Something Else? Historian Talks ‘Discriminatory Gaslighting’

For the longest time, Christy Pichichero says she thought she was plagued with imposter syndrome, you know, that feeling that you don’t belong, that you don’t quite deserve your success. But this past year, she took a step back and coined a whole new phrase for what she’s been experiencing.

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Lulu Garcia Navarro
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Do You Suffer from Imposter Syndrome?

I realize now that no matter how much I “accomplish” or the goals I achieve, I still second-guess myself; I struggle to feel fulfilled.

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Cynthia Ceballos
2021
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You Are Not Here by ‘Mistake’: 1st-Gen Students on Overcoming ‘Impostor Syndrome’

As increasing numbers of first-generation college students flock to campuses this fall, “GMA” spoke to experts and first-generation college students who shared advice on how to overcome “impostor syndrome” and succeed.

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Catherine Thorbecke
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Impostor Syndrome: A College Student’s Nightmare

We’ve all been there: you achieve success or earn an amazing opportunity and immediately experience an overwhelming feeling of doubt in yourself.

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Victoria Hartman
2019
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Burned Out in College? Here’s How You Can Recover

Burnout is real, and it can have serious consequences mentally, physically and emotionally. If you feel trapped in the cycle of demotivation, don’t give up—there are steps you can take to reset, refresh and find your joy again.

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Emily Rose Thorne
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Thinking of Coming Out?

Although coming out can be difficult, it can also be a very liberating and freeing process. You may feel like you can finally be authentic and true to who you are.

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University of Washington
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