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Hello!
I'm currently in my Junior year of college (2nd semester) and I feel like I've lost a lot of confidence that I had prior to this semester. Before this semester, I spent a lot of time studying and doing research and while I still maintain a 4.0 cumulative GPA as a Physics and Math major and am doing decent (but I don't think nearly as well as I used to) research. The major reason why I think my confidence dropped is because of my inability to deal with some snide comments from my professor on when I messed up a couple of times in my research during a semester which was already heavily loaded 5 upper level math and Physics classes and a bad ending to a friendship. Don't get me wrong, my professor spent a lot of time trying to reassure me and helping me get better, but then I also had those comments being flooded at me. I got very insecure and while this semester has been better, it's still not as good I used to be, say, my sophomore year. By good, I meant the motivation, the drive, the positive outlook I had. I've spent the last few months thinking about just those comments and it has made it difficult for me to concentrate in my studies.
Even though my case seems like an eccentric one, it's a big world and I think there must be someone out there who has a similar story to mine. If yes, can you please tell me how you handled the situation and got better?
Thank you
I'm currently in my Junior year of college (2nd semester) and I feel like I've lost a lot of confidence that I had prior to this semester. Before this semester, I spent a lot of time studying and doing research and while I still maintain a 4.0 cumulative GPA as a Physics and Math major and am doing decent (but I don't think nearly as well as I used to) research. The major reason why I think my confidence dropped is because of my inability to deal with some snide comments from my professor on when I messed up a couple of times in my research during a semester which was already heavily loaded 5 upper level math and Physics classes and a bad ending to a friendship. Don't get me wrong, my professor spent a lot of time trying to reassure me and helping me get better, but then I also had those comments being flooded at me. I got very insecure and while this semester has been better, it's still not as good I used to be, say, my sophomore year. By good, I meant the motivation, the drive, the positive outlook I had. I've spent the last few months thinking about just those comments and it has made it difficult for me to concentrate in my studies.
Even though my case seems like an eccentric one, it's a big world and I think there must be someone out there who has a similar story to mine. If yes, can you please tell me how you handled the situation and got better?
Thank you