I Have A Fear Of Failure

Met my fear head on today. Studied my ass off and failed my final miserably. Everybody had good things to say and it was supposed to be some consolation that I wasn't the only one but I'm devastated. I'm not used to failing at school except when I was sick. I don't need reminders of then. Its highly likely I'll still pass the class as I had a very high grade going into the test but it still feels awful.

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trackman11 · 61-69, M

If you had a good grade going in and studied hard and others struggled as well, it's quite possible that the test was not well designed. I am a professor and it's challenging to create a test that accurately measures what you should have learned in the class. Professors have lives and challenges outside class and may be distracted or new to the profession. Hopefully, a curve will be part of your grade as well. However, the bigger issue is that you are defining yourself by the grade. The more important question is what did you learn? The grade is a letter or number on paper, what you learned becomes a permanent part of you.

ScarletWitch · 31-35, F

This is why school was not for me.

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