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This past semester, I failed in getting the grade I wanted on the first and second marketing exams. During the leadup of the first exam, I only studied for four days because the Business Finance test was five days before the marketing exam. I put FIN3403 first because I am a Finance major, and I needed to do extremely well on this exam. On the second exam, I studied for eight days and fell short of my desired score by 1.8 points, which is the equivalent of one question. Now, I have another marketing test coming up. Hopefully, this attempt will be more successful.

I learned from these failures that I need to invest more time in studying for exams. Four days is not enough time to study in order to get the grades I desire. For the final exam, I decided to start studying earlier a little bit at a time. I did this because the final for Business Finance was only four days before the Marketing one. I do not want to repeat the results of the first exam, and I am determined to give it my all.

I handle failure by eating a lot of junk food the day I get the undesirable result. I also will usually start a new television show and binge-watch the entire thing. This class has changed my opinion of failure. This class has taught me that failure is not completely bad. If you can learn from your mistakes, you will come out better prepared to handle other failures.