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er students are going to learn differently than you.This is the most important advice I can give to you. Every student learns differently. It doesn’t make any student smarter or better than another — you just navigate your work in different ways.I find myself to be a slow learner. When I go through my chemistry homework, for example, I try to take my time to fully understand everything to the best of my ability. With taking notes and working through problems at my own pace, I often seem to work a lot longer than my peers.I felt self-conscious about it because I saw my friends whipping through the same assignments in less than 30 minutes. It seemed like I had to put in twice as much effort to do the same things as others.The moment I realized that being different isn't harmful was the time I aced a test I had studied hours for while some counterparts who had briefly studied did not do as well. This isn’t supposed to be a negative comparison and it isn’t supposed to deem me as “smarter” than them. But it was in this moment that I realized I can keep up with other students at a high rigor, and my ways of studying worked for me. Had they studied my way, they might have gotten bored and stopped. Had I studied their way, I may have rushed through the content without allowing myself to fully understand it.Everyone learns differently, and for me, speed was the distinct factor about myself. Realizing, however, that I can keep up while learning differently helped me realize how nice it is for everyone to learn in a variety of ways. Find a way to learn that suits your strengths and be confident in that.Second, be confident in your wrong answers.This one may confuse people. How do you become more confident by being wrong? Won’t you gain confidence being right? Let’s break it down.In history discussions, I find myself being scared to ask or answer questions because I am afraid of being wrong. I’m scared to be embarrassed in front of my class by saying the incorrect thing. However, most of the time I think of an answer in my head which is correct, I just don’t say it because I convince myself that I’m going to be wrong. This comes from my lack of confidence in myself and my capabilities.This is why I suggest becoming confident in your wrong answers. Allow yourself to be wrong and be confident in that — that’s how you learn. If you don’t break away from constantly fearing of being wrong, you won’t be confident enough to even prove you’re right. Often it can even be f

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rustrating to keep preventing yourself from being wrong even though you end up being right most of the time.Make mistakes — that’s part of being a student! We don’t know everything right away, and that’s why we learn. Be confident in being right, being wrong, and learning from everything you do.Finally, recognize that the world is self obsessed.Frankly no one cares about you. Let that sink in.I’m kidding! You are important and worth so much. However, no one cares about your right or wrong answers. Everyone else is obsessed with their own grades and their own wrong answers. They don’t have time to worry about you.This can be hard to understand if you think about it alone. Often it can feel like the whole world is watching your every move and judging you. So what I suggest doing is thinking about instances where people in your classes have said the wrong thing. How often do you remember those moments? As I reflect right now, I can only think of one time someone said something so absurd and racist in a discussion that it’s impossible to forget. But aside from that I can’t think of anything else. I spent more time worrying about what others thought of me than what I thought of them.Take this message, let it sink in, and realize that everyone is self obsessed with their own lack of confidence and mistakes. Your fears of being judged are probably not as drastic as you imagine — everyone else is worrying about their own grades.<figure id="bde8"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*11brPPHJ6SrfcM1Y"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@geoffreykang_21?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Jaeyoung Geoffrey Kang</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>Realizing these three lessons were incredibly important for me when I was working to build more confidence in my academic capabilities. Sometimes I think lessons that allow you to reflect on things more than just “pumping yourself up” can do wonders for your confidence.Your confidence in school will be incredibly important for any future in the real world. Being confident in yourself does not end the second you leave school. Your whole life revolves around learning new things and allowing yourself to make mistakes. I hope these lessons will be valuable for anyone reading and they can channel their confidence to pursue the things they’ve always wanted to. Good luck!Rashmi</article></body>

3 Things it Takes to be a Confident Student

Gaining your confidence in life is important to ensuring your happiness and success

Going to a rigorous school where it feels even a 4.0 GPA won’t be enough to get you to the top of the class, I’ve learned quite a few things about being a confident student.

I’ve always had doubts about my academic abilities in comparison to others. It feels like no matter what I do, someone will do better. One time I got a 100% percent on my math test, and a friend of mine ended up getting a 103%. It seemed like my even my best wasn’t good enough to keep up.

I went through school feeling lost and behind. I was too shy to talk in history discussions because I felt that everybody in my class was right and I was always wrong. I felt more confident asking my teacher’s questions individually than I felt asking questions in front of the whole class because I didn’t want anybody to think I was dumb for asking certain questions. It was always so important for me to look better to other students that it was actually feel confident in my own abilities in school. This is when I realized I needed to change my mindset about my confidence.

Confidence is incredibly important in school. You don’t need to correlate confidence with arrogance — instead channel it as passion. Your passion for improving yourself and being a good student will benefit you in the long run. You will become less aware to what others think of you and your own confidence will motivate you to be the student you always wanted to become. Be more confident to ask questions, speak your mind, and take advantage of the resources provided to you no matter the magnitude.

Over the past few years, I’ve gathered a lot of things that I think about to remind myself of my academic abilities. I wanted to share three important ones to you. As I share my advice, I will include some of my own experiences that helped me come to these realizations. As you’ll notice — it would not be beneficial for you to compare your own school experiences to mine. Instead take the general advice and reflect on your own experiences to channel your inner passion and confidence.

First, be aware that other students are going to learn differently than you.

This is the most important advice I can give to you. Every student learns differently. It doesn’t make any student smarter or better than another — you just navigate your work in different ways.

I find myself to be a slow learner. When I go through my chemistry homework, for example, I try to take my time to fully understand everything to the best of my ability. With taking notes and working through problems at my own pace, I often seem to work a lot longer than my peers.

I felt self-conscious about it because I saw my friends whipping through the same assignments in less than 30 minutes. It seemed like I had to put in twice as much effort to do the same things as others.

The moment I realized that being different isn't harmful was the time I aced a test I had studied hours for while some counterparts who had briefly studied did not do as well. This isn’t supposed to be a negative comparison and it isn’t supposed to deem me as “smarter” than them. But it was in this moment that I realized I can keep up with other students at a high rigor, and my ways of studying worked for me. Had they studied my way, they might have gotten bored and stopped. Had I studied their way, I may have rushed through the content without allowing myself to fully understand it.

Everyone learns differently, and for me, speed was the distinct factor about myself. Realizing, however, that I can keep up while learning differently helped me realize how nice it is for everyone to learn in a variety of ways. Find a way to learn that suits your strengths and be confident in that.

Second, be confident in your wrong answers.

This one may confuse people. How do you become more confident by being wrong? Won’t you gain confidence being right? Let’s break it down.

In history discussions, I find myself being scared to ask or answer questions because I am afraid of being wrong. I’m scared to be embarrassed in front of my class by saying the incorrect thing. However, most of the time I think of an answer in my head which is correct, I just don’t say it because I convince myself that I’m going to be wrong. This comes from my lack of confidence in myself and my capabilities.

This is why I suggest becoming confident in your wrong answers. Allow yourself to be wrong and be confident in that — that’s how you learn. If you don’t break away from constantly fearing of being wrong, you won’t be confident enough to even prove you’re right. Often it can even be frustrating to keep preventing yourself from being wrong even though you end up being right most of the time.

Make mistakes — that’s part of being a student! We don’t know everything right away, and that’s why we learn. Be confident in being right, being wrong, and learning from everything you do.

Finally, recognize that the world is self obsessed.

Frankly no one cares about you. Let that sink in.

I’m kidding! You are important and worth so much. However, no one cares about your right or wrong answers. Everyone else is obsessed with their own grades and their own wrong answers. They don’t have time to worry about you.

This can be hard to understand if you think about it alone. Often it can feel like the whole world is watching your every move and judging you. So what I suggest doing is thinking about instances where people in your classes have said the wrong thing. How often do you remember those moments? As I reflect right now, I can only think of one time someone said something so absurd and racist in a discussion that it’s impossible to forget. But aside from that I can’t think of anything else. I spent more time worrying about what others thought of me than what I thought of them.

Take this message, let it sink in, and realize that everyone is self obsessed with their own lack of confidence and mistakes. Your fears of being judged are probably not as drastic as you imagine — everyone else is worrying about their own grades.

Photo by Jaeyoung Geoffrey Kang on Unsplash

Realizing these three lessons were incredibly important for me when I was working to build more confidence in my academic capabilities. Sometimes I think lessons that allow you to reflect on things more than just “pumping yourself up” can do wonders for your confidence.

Your confidence in school will be incredibly important for any future in the real world. Being confident in yourself does not end the second you leave school. Your whole life revolves around learning new things and allowing yourself to make mistakes. I hope these lessons will be valuable for anyone reading and they can channel their confidence to pursue the things they’ve always wanted to. Good luck!

Rashmi