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Oct. 21st, 2017 01:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hikari_miyuki I finally decided to try and apply for graduate school.
To be quite honest, it's very nerve-wracking. I'm not a genius--if anything, I'm above average if I work hard. I know I can do the work, and I'm good at putting in all my effort in projects, etc.
It used to be so easy. Back in high school and college, I never really had to put in that much effort. Things would come to me as long as I worked hard enough for them, and I think that mentality was just a bit too naive. I had thought that I would get what I deserved as long as I put in my hours. Needless to say, that mentality had to go away once I started working at a fulltime job.
Applications are due in about 2 months. I'm pretty scared. No fancy awards or recognition...just my job and some work-related projects that could be swung here and there to justify my experience.
It's pretty frightening...
To be quite honest, it's very nerve-wracking. I'm not a genius--if anything, I'm above average if I work hard. I know I can do the work, and I'm good at putting in all my effort in projects, etc.
It used to be so easy. Back in high school and college, I never really had to put in that much effort. Things would come to me as long as I worked hard enough for them, and I think that mentality was just a bit too naive. I had thought that I would get what I deserved as long as I put in my hours. Needless to say, that mentality had to go away once I started working at a fulltime job.
Applications are due in about 2 months. I'm pretty scared. No fancy awards or recognition...just my job and some work-related projects that could be swung here and there to justify my experience.
It's pretty frightening...
