Earlier today I was feeling like an imposter. Sitting in my office, working on a grant proposal (which sounds much fancier than it is). I had to call and make a reservation for a rental car for my conference in Portland, and I kept thinking...They are not going to let me book a car with this corporate account. Surely they will realize how young and inexperienced I am and not let me book this car. But they did let me book it, and they even faxed me a confirmation. Wow! I have a fax number that people can fax confirmations to. I feel so grown-up.
And then an undergraduate student came to ask me some statistics questions. These are the moments when I get really nervous, because this is what I am supposed to know and be good at. What if she asks me a question I don't know the answer to? Well, I was able to answer all of her questions and even draw her a pretty picture of what her data probably looked like. It was fun. I'll admit...I did consult a textbook for a quick minute, but hey-if she didn't know the answer, what is wrong with me double checking myself? It was almost like I was a TA for the intro to methods class again. It felt good to use some of this knowledge in my head!
So maybe I am not such an imposter after all. Thank goodness for days like today.
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