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When Impostor Syndrome Strikes in Creative Programs

I got into my dream MFA program but now I am here and feel like everyone is more talented and sophisticated than me and maybe I do not belong.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Achievement anxiety emerges when external validation cannot fill the internal void of self-doubt.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined creative life?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.