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Growth Mindset

When watching the videos on Growth Mindset, I went back through all the times that something was easy for me and when something was hard for me. I remember feeling happy whenever I would get A's on all of the assignments and getting frustrated and angry when it was something I could not figure out. That occurred pretty often throughout my life until I got to college. That is when it all became a challenge. This is when I started to noticed my learning processes changing because everything was so easy before, I finally needed to put some effort in. I noticed that many times I would succeed and many times I would fail, but instead on blaming my failure on the exam or assignment, I would say that I would put more effort into the next exam/assignment. While I agree this helped my learning process grow, I think college often prevents this type of mindset.
(Frustrated Studying. Source: Max Pixel)

Because I am interested in professional school, things such as failure are not an option. I hate to say it but a failed course or even a B in a course can hurt an application to professional school. Because of this always being at the back of my mind, when something becomes difficult I revert to what I did when I was younger, by getting angry and frustrated. The thoughts of me not getting into medical school or getting an F on the exam prevent me from actually trying to work through the problem I am trying to solve. Those thoughts still come often whenever a challenge is presented to me. I think that I could definitely improve both my mindset and chances at getting into medical school by taking what Dr. Dweck talked about and implementing it throughout the semester, rather than two days before an exam. Hopefully this class will not only help me for Indian Epics, but also everything else I am taking. 

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