For those of you who won a ton of awards as students at a portfolio school, did it serve you well in your career?

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I think if anything it gave me a false sense of my own talent. I won a bunch of awards, and then I was incredibly fragile for real-world feedback once I made it into my career. I'm not against awards or anything lol, but I think you need honest critiques alongside them.

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That’s a really honest reflection.
Did you feel like an imposter?
Do you feel like you’ve gotten thicker skin now? But let’s not diminish the fact that you won those awards. Proud of you! I never won any in school

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