Dealing with Failure 1:
Resitting a failed Exam
By: Peniella Doris Ampong
If you have recently found
Failure is not fatal
Imagine this, your WASSCE or
University semester results
are finally out. All your friends
passed and are eagerly
sharing their results in
various whatsapp groups but
you have to keep yours
hidden and make yourself
scarce because you failed
your exams.
Failing a final exam at any
level on the academic ladder
can be quite frustrating and
leave you with feelings of
shame and guilt. You may
feel like that failure has
redefined your future but the
good news is that exams
failure does not determine
the outcome of your life. How
you handle and move
forward from that is what
matters
yourself in this category, I
want you to remember that
this is not your end, you dont
have to settle for a mediocre
life because this failure
either.
Decide to move forward
There are many things you
can do to forge on and
achieve your dreams. One of
these is to resit the exams
Re-sitting a failed paper is
one of the many things most
students find difficult and
challenging. Some reasons
include fear of mockery from
friends, fear of repeating the
failure and FOMO (Fear of
missing out).
Here are four (4) major steps
to help you prepare to resit
that paper and prevent future
exams failures:
1. Do an honest
assessment of the cause of
your failure
Do a quick and honest
assessment of the reasons for
your past failure. This will help
you avoid future failures so
don’t lie to yourself. Several
factors could be the reason
why you failed that paper.
It could be your lack of
preparedness and
commitment to diligent
studies, inability to remember
whatever you had read
concerning the subject area,
inability to translate whatever
you had read onto the answer
booklet, time constraints in
the examination hall, fear and
panic, etc.
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