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The original was posted on /r/biology by /u/No_Hunter1978 on 2025-10-24 04:46:17+00:00.

Basically what the title says.

I’m halfway through my Sophomore year, and this is the first semester that I’ve begun to actually question if I’m cut out for the degree I’m pursuing. I’m not quite ready to drop it (I realize a large part of this situation is because I was a “gifted” kid who didn’t face much adversity), but this last round of midterms has kind of shaken my resolve.

Particularly: I submitted my first lab report ever, and got back some pretty scathing feedback. 70% and a comment that says—and this is a quote—“Your presentation and interpretation of the results scratches the surface of good.”

It’s not quite a crisis of faith, but I guess I’d still like the thoughts of some of y’all who walked the road before me. Is this kind of experience common? How did you handle it?