In the past semester, I have failed quite a few times the
biggest one I suppose is almost missing my test for my management class. The
first test that I took was in an engineering building. The second time it was
in a different building, if I remember correctly the “new physics building.” I
didn’t even read the test location assignment list, assuming that this list was
the same as the first list. I made my way to the engineering building and opened
the same room that I had before just 15 minutes before the test began, and
there sat no one. I was a little confused as the last time I took a test there
were close to 100 people in this very room. Upon figuring out I was in the
wrong location, I pulled out my phone and began to try to figure out where I
needed to head. NPB is what the class assignment read. Being this is my first
semester at UF I had no clue what that meant, so I had to google it. Once I
finally figured out where it was I had 10 minutes to spare and google maps said
that it was an 11-minute walk. I struck out and jogged all the way there,
walking in as scantrons were being passed out. I barely made it on time, was
hot, sweaty, and breathing hard. Needless to say, I will definitely check
myself multiple times before making a mistake like this again.
I learned that things change. You can’t just assume things
and expect to be right. If there is some kind of list or assignment you need to
make absolutely sure that you check it to make sure you are doing the correct
thing.
I think failure is one of life’s greatest accomplishments.
When you fail and mess up, you have the chance to learn from the experience, as
long as you don’t make the same mistake twice then you can’t be so hateful of the
failure. Bad experiences lead to being able to make the best out of good
experiences. If you are dedicated to making something happen and failures don’t
deter you from trying harder then you will always succeed in the end by
learning from your failures.
Keegan, I completely understand the stress of taking those lecture exams. And I have come in late once or twice because I have either gotten two different class lecture exams confused or, as you did, assumed that the rooms would remain the same especially if one or two exams in that class where given there. I think your outlook is a good one to have. We make mistakes, in order to learn; if everyone was perfect then we would not be learning much at all.
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a very stressful situation. That is definitely not the situation or mindset you want to be in prior to an exam. I think that this a good opportunity to learn a lot from though. You seemed to have learned a valuable lesson. Double checking is always a good idea and should be done for important situations such as an exam.
ReplyDeleteKeegan, I can definitely relate to that type of mistake. Showing up to the wrong exam location is certainly something that I have stressed out about accidentally doing in the past. It just goes to show that you can never take anything for granted and must be as prepared as possible in order to minimize mistakes.
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