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imposter syndrome

Culture
A student stays barely afloat in green, murky water next to a duck.

Stanford students ask: Why me?

Alana Yamat
  •  
Dec. 2
The Grind
Illustration of an elephant taking up space in a small room

The elephant in the room

Grace Qian
  •  
Sept. 23
The Grind
An empty lake lag with brown grass at the basin

In defense of error: Welcome to the human condition

Emi Sakamoto
  •  
May 14
Culture
Graphic of Stanford tree standing and using a laptop with teal background

Chronically Online: Stanford students navigate the LinkedIn labyrinth 

Chloe Shannon Wong
  •  
Oct. 27, 2024
Magazine
The shape of two girls sit face-to-face against an AI-looking background.

Imposter syndrome

Kaylee Chan
  •  
June 25, 2024
The Grind
Erected in 1991, the Haas Center’s building on Salvatierra Walk features a Tudor-style façade. Students who are part of affiliated programs or activities have 24/7 access to the building, Schnaubelt said. Originally, in the 1980s, those involved with the Haas Center would meet at Owen House. (Photo: MATTHEW TURK/The Stanford Daily)

What does it mean to be ‘involved’ at Stanford?

Shelby Yeh
  •  
Feb. 22, 2024
The Grind
The outside of Florence Moore Hall.

Dear frosh: You truly do have a place at Stanford

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Dec. 4, 2023
The Grind
Empty Main Quad facing The Oval

Diving below the surface: Dismantling duck syndrome and imposter syndrome

Julianna Babayan
  •  
Oct. 1, 2023
Campus Life
A sign reads "Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center."

Latest impersonator terminated, barred from Stanford employment

Mark Allen Cu and Caroline Chen
  •  
Dec. 8, 2022
The Grind
A black squirrel nibbles on an acorn in a tree

Nature’s notebook: Becoming a Stanford squirrel

Eric Liu
  •  
Oct. 22, 2021
(Screenshot: JAYA SANDHU/The Stanford Daily)

‘So much of the confidence question is a fear of the unknown’: Stitch Fix founder encourages students to step outside comfort zones

Jaya Sandhu
  •  
Feb. 25, 2021
Humor
He might be cute but he's probably a murderer (Photo edit: LANA TLEIMAT/The Stanford Daily, Photo: KEVIN HSU/The Stanford Daily)

Student with imposter syndrome found crawling through campus ventilation systems

Lorenzo Del Rosario
  •  
Oct. 5, 2020
News
EmpathyImage

The Empathy Project aims to foster solidarity at Stanford by sharing student experiences

Cameron Ehsan
  •  
Aug. 17, 2020
Humor
“It’s pretty intimidating to gallop around this country club-esque campus when you know these are hallowed fields steeped in generations of equine achievement,” explained Jigsaw. (Photo Courtesy of Pixabay)

Insecure horse feels like he doesn’t deserve spot in Stanford stable

Prateek Joshi
  •  
Jan. 21, 2020
Opinions
(Photo: RAHIM ULLAH/The Stanford Daily)

Complexity Theory: More work must be done to make the CS department inclusive

Ruth-Ann Armstrong
  •  
Oct. 28, 2019
The Grind
(Photo: Courtesy of Daniela Gonzalez)

I looked at my admissions file, here’s what I saw

Ecy King
  •  
Oct. 16, 2019
Humor
"It’s very hard to adjust to life at Stanford when everybody else can bond over feeling like they’re out of place. I’m all alone," said the student. (photo: Om Jahagirdar/THE STANFORD DAILY)

Q&A: Frosh insecure because they don’t feel imposter syndrome

Om Jahagirdar
  •  
Oct. 16, 2019
the old union building

Mental Health Town Hall brings together administrators, students

Megha Parwani
  •  
Oct. 11, 2018
The Grind
(Photo: KEVIN HSU/The Stanford Daily)

Belonging at Stanford

Phoebe Quinton
  •  
Feb. 1, 2018
The Grind
cardinal-red-daily-s-logo

Basking in insignificance

Lucas Hornsby
  •  
Jan. 30, 2018
The Stanford Daily

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