Sorry for the stress. Grad school was very tough for me too in some similar ways.
It doesn’t have to be this way. E.g., sitting in a lecture theatre being confused, because you are missing some key reasoning steps/tools is not a great use of time. Nor is it productive for these programs to instill a sense of shame or inadequacy.
The ‘credential involves jumping through hoops unlocks doors’ thing is also something that I hope we can improve upon.
Sorry for the stress. Grad school was very tough for me too in some similar ways.
It doesn’t have to be this way. E.g., sitting in a lecture theatre being confused, because you are missing some key reasoning steps/tools is not a great use of time. Nor is it productive for these programs to instill a sense of shame or inadequacy.
The ‘credential involves jumping through hoops unlocks doors’ thing is also something that I hope we can improve upon.