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The Shame of Not Fitting the Vet School "Mould"
For a long time I called it "underconfidence". I called it "imposter syndrome". What I did not call it, until much later, was shame.
Katie Ford · 10 February 2026 · 5 min read

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The Shame of Not Fitting the Vet School "Mould"

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