Failure at uni

[Szinuus]

I had an oral exam at the university today. I prepared a lot for it. I passed the D and the lecturer said that she was not happy with me. Other people who passed got B and C. I feel worthless.

 

[FuneralCry]

That sounds stressful and awful to me. I think that exams are just a way to cause people to suffer more, but anyway I wish you the best of luck.

 

[Kualk]

My friend you should absolutely not feel worthless, university oral exams are by far the worst, it heavily depends on your social skills in the first place and not on your personal knowledge.

 

[hellispink]

Uni is definitely horrible. I got you. I lost all the efforts I did for so many years just for failing one miserable class

 

[Wisdom3_1-9]

I had an oral exam at the university today. I prepared a lot for it. I passed the D and the lecturer said that she was not happy with me. Other people who passed got B and C. I feel worthless.

I've shared this story before, but I'll share it again because I think it might be worth hearing.

In my third year of university, I failed 5 of my 10 courses. Not even passed with a D — failed. And my grades for the courses I did pass were nothing to write home about.

I ended up getting a doctorate and becoming a professor for several years.

The moral of the story is that one exam doesn't define you. A year of bad exam's doesn't define you. Please don't assume you are worthless because of some bad grades. As a former educator, it's disheartening to know how much stock people put into what letter they get on a paper or exam.

I don't know you, and I don't know what other stuff is going on in your life. But I do know that the lecturer not being happy with you is not a valid assessment aid your worth as a person.

 

[theboy]

no matter your mark
you passed the asignature
let's celebrate!