hello. first time on the bored here and just pathetically looking for reassurance. Im graduating from my undergrad degree now (in psychology) and have just been told Im through to do a PhD next year! Im was so thrilled for a day or two as it sunk in, but now the full on terror has hit me! Im convinced its all a mistake! i scraped through my degree and came out with a 2.1 (which i know is a v good mark, but i know they usually prefer students with a 1st) and am now convinced ill be the dunce of the group and im only here on a fluke because I happened to give one good interview! but then i was browsing through the internet and reading joke sites and noticing alot of post-grad jokes are about constant feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem. So is this actually a very common thing, to be convinced you dont belong here and does it get better or should I be worried? Sorry for rambling and being so sad and needy, but could really just use some advice from people who've been there and know what its really like! Thank you!!

This is what it's like:

http://www.stuco.demon.co.uk/mrs.html

I may be being a bit blonde, but what does 1 +3 mean?

That sounds nice though, then you're fully prepared. I'm going to be way out my depth from the word Go!

Katq, this needn't be a problem. If you can quickly identify your weaknesses you should be able to attend some of the Masters or Undergrad classes to learn what you need to know to equip you for different parts of the PhD.