[NEED ADVICE] Regarding college

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I've been feeling depressed lately and it's regarding college. I feel so much doubt within me, like I won't make it and I will fail miserably. I come from a less-competitive school, but I am willing to work hard in college. My concerns heightened when a teacher addressed to me that he doubts I will keep up with the rigor and the other students at a top university...I was accepted to UC Berkeley, University of Southern California, and several others. I'm leaning towards Berkeley, but now I have no confidence in myself because of the people who don't think I will be able to succeed. By the way, I'm especially scared of Berkeley because of the cutthroat environment I keep hearing about.</p>

<p>Is there any advice anyone can give to me? Please and thank you...</p>

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<p>If the school accepted you, that means that they think you can do it. If a school like Berkeley believes you can do it, why don’t you trust yourself? Life is a mental game and you won’t always do well on everything, but giving up after you’ve been accepted to college doing all the work you did is just plain stupid</p>

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<p>Hmmm that changed my perspective a little…thank you:]</p>

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<p>Everyone told my dad that he was dumb. He was in basic classes throughout high school… never had good grades. He was a C/D student.</p>

<p>He ended up graduating from law school and passing the bar. He ended up with a 4.0 in his Master’s program.</p>

<p>If you say you can, then you’re right. If you say you can’t, then you’re right.</p>

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<p>Hmm, thank you. Both replies are inspirational!</p>

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<p>Don’t worry about it. I had a few teachers in high school that told me I wouldn’t amount to anything, yet I’ve seemed to done pretty well graduating from a top college and being only a year or two away from getting my PhD from another top university.</p>