Psychology Today | 05.06.2026 07:20
Every semester, the same thing happens. After the first class of the year at NYU, students linger behind, waiting until the room empties, and then share a quiet fear with their professor: maybe admissions made a mistake. Maybe they do not actually belong here. These are not students who are falling behind. They have worked hard, earned their place, and have the grades to prove it. And still, underneath all of that, sits a fear that they do not really matter.
