2) I learned from this that if people tell you a class is difficult, and they suggest tools to help like StudyEdge or whatever, you should probably take their word for it. Getting help does not lessen your victory, rather it makes it a little more assured. I'm pretty stubborn, so I thought I could bull my way through the class. I should have known from my string of changed degrees in the past that banging your head against the brick wall may not be the best method.
3) Failure is rough, of course. But I have learned that failure may be what we learn from the most. You failed once, try again, but change your approach. I know this all seems pretty cliche, but I have one thing to add to make it a little less cliche: if you fail, for your own good, do not let it piss you off. I have failed several classes at college, and thank god that UF is relatively lenient and allowed me to take them over again. And you would think that the second time would be easier, right? I would remember some things from the last try? Well, the problem was that I got pissed at the professors for my failure (partially fairly, if anyone has taken differential equations with whatever professor I had, they'd know he's a bit of a prick and that you can't really understand him). But getting mad only clouded my judgement and my memory, and it was almost even harder the second go-round to get through.
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ReplyDeleteHey Kyle,
ReplyDeleteI can definitely relate to failure in college courses. Sophomore year was a rollercoaster ride for me with the chemistry and calculus courses. I could not succeed in them and constantly failed. But through persistent hard work and dedication, I overcome those challenging courses. Without failure, there would not be any room for personal growth and strength. Failure is the key to succeeding. Like you said, you should never feel ashamed to get extra assistance with anything.
Hello Kyle,
ReplyDeleteFortunately, I cannot relate to failure at college courses, unfortunately I am taking FIN3403 this upcoming fall and am absolutely dreading it. I am also very much in support of your statement that through failure we learn the most and therefore it I necessary to fail in whatever we are trying to achieve. But it is key to learn from the failure and our mistakes and change the approach.