Before you ever step into a college classroom, you feel a sense of pressure. Being in a new environment, having to adjust to life outside of the classroom also can add to that. If your experience is anything like mine, growing up gifted, you’d relate too. Growing up gifted in any particular field has its pros. You’re constantly being praised for your beautiful mind, or the intricacy and complexity of your details at a young age. People may love your phenomenal affinity to conjure creative images and ideas. On the contrary, it can have many cons too. For instance, the crippling pressure of being exceptional, or the overwhelming feeling of being inept and inferior when you fail to be the greatest in your strong suit. Unfortunately, many children fall victim to this cycle. They ultimately become adults who typically will morph into one of two things, an unstable workaholic, attempting to live up to the expectations placed upon them, or someone constantly chasing reassurance in their...
