1. As a graduating senior, I can truthfully say that each of my four years of college was met with some sort of failure. From dropping classes to switching my major, college has definitely not been smooth sailing for me. On a lighter note, I can proudly say that my senior year has been my best year yet and I will be graduating with honors. After struggling heavily academically and trying to find a major that suits me and that I am passionate about, now graduating with honors in addition to making the Dean’s list these last two semesters has shown me that although things may start off rough, there is light at the end of the tunnel. In terms of a time where I have failed this last semester, I have struggled a lot with studying for the LSAT these last couple of months. Every time I do practice problems or take a practice test and don’t get the score I am looking for I see this as me failing. Doing poorly makes me only want to do more and more practice to increase my score and prove to myself that I can do this and get better.
2. What I learned from studying for the LSAT and not doing well initially is that with most things in life, you are going to have to put in hard work and effort in order to succeed. Not everything comes easy, but if you try over and over and truly want to see an improvement, you’ll get what you put in. Initially failing when studying was extremely frustrating, I felt like there was no way I was going to get better or ever be able to understand anything on the test. This taught me that everything requires patience and determination if you want to succeed.
3. Failure is something extremely hard to endure. Emotionally in the past, I have never handled failure very well. Failure makes me want to shut down, give up, and do whatever is easiest. The beauty behind failure is that it pushes you outside of your comfort zone and makes success taste so sweet. As I’ve matured over these last four years, my perspective on failure has changed as well. Now I accept failure with open arms and understand that failing at something isn’t the end of the world. I feel that taking this class my senior year has definitely helped alter my perspective on failure as well because it has taught me that failure is necessary when it comes to success and innovation. The most successful people in the world found their success only after they failed countless times.
