Search Results: confident but not conceited

I don't mean to sound conceited here, but I did well in school and got all the grades needed for university.

I took time out to work for three years in education... since that's the route I want to go down anyway.

However, a requirement for re-entering university was that I attend an interview. So I did attend one on Friday.

I felt that the female interviewer disliked me, she was screwing her face up a lot while I did my presentation. And apart from that, she never seemed to notice me either. She was a tutor from the university.

Anyway, the second part of the interview was an individual interview where I was asked 8 questions. The whole time, the woman was taking loads of notes and so was the man that was interviewing me. She had asked how I was feeling and I said I felt 'fine' because that was exactly how I felt. She later followed that up with a snide comment saying 'no matter how well prepared you are, it's never as easy as you think' which annoyed me because I never once thought it was easy and stressed over the whole thing.

Despite that, I answered my interview questions absolutely perfectly. There was no hesitation, I had researched everything well and I also have three years of experience. I was quietly confident, very polite and answered all of the questions very succinctly. I actually had a really good feeling overall about the interview.

However, today I was absolutely shocked to receive an email stating that despite the fact I had the entry qualifications I 'didn't seem to have enough knowledge/understanding regarding the course I had applied for'

again? I know I may sound conceited - I'm not trying to be. I can admit when I've failed or when I've did wrong. But I absolutely smashed my interview and displayed excellent knowledge from start to finish.

despite this, I still got a big fat rejection. I have written to the university looking for feedback. What do you guys think?

Not arrogant, not conceited, not shy, not insecure - Just confident, meaning self-assured, believing in herself, etc.

Let's assume she's attractive too so we don't have that variable. Does confidence factor in positively, negatively, or neutrally?