Celebrating Failure

There have been many multiple incidents where I have failed and had to find a way to overcome it. Last semester, I found myself struggling in Finance, known to be a very hard class in the business school. Taking my academics seriously and trying my best to keep up my grades I found myself not doing well in this class and getting grades I never thought was even possible after the amount of time I spent working for a better grade. I wound up failing the first exam. I didn’t know how to go about it because I have never been in that position. For the second exam, I studied even harder and made sure to work on the material every day for at least four hours. I then failed the second exam twice. I realized my work ethic was not helping me benefit and I had to change something. I hired tutors, went to the professor’s office hours and dedicated even more time. I passed the third exam and it showed the few extra steps can take you along way. Although I didn’t get the grade I wanted in this class, I know that this failure has made me stronger. I learned that I have to put in so much time and effort to do my best and even if I don’t want to meet with a tutor, or get help from a professor that it will help me in the end. This has helped me with classes I have taken this semester and made me realize it is okay if you don’t get the grade you expected as long as you put in all of your effort. Although I was very torn and upset about it my friends were there to help distract me from the stress and help me realize that it’s not the end of the world and that it will only make you stronger in the end.