1. During this semester, I had a pretty large blunder in that I was not admitted into the combined degree program I was interested in the first interview. I had been taking prep class to prepare myself for what would be entailed. The interview went relatively quickly through the information I had brought to the interview. The interviewer seemed to have known beforehand that nothing I really would have said could have changed the outcome. Towards the end, she informed me that a score I had received was not high enough and if I wanted to be in the program I would have to retake the test. Additionally, I was informed that what I had learned from the preparatory class (as well as some of my own learning) was not enough to show that I was not the type of student the program was meant for.
2. While all of this sounds pretty negative, she also gave me many alternative paths for the future. I still have another attempt to get into the program following the break with a better score and better understanding of the kind of student they are looking for. If this still does not work out, she told me another program on campus would give me the exact same opportunity to get the type of job I would like to work. I also learned that life stinks, but I kinda already knew that.
3. Failure, no matter how badly it stinks, is the best way to learn. I would not say it is a great way to live since being successful is the goal. It's not good, but I usually handle failure by keeping it to myself and finding another way to move forward. I spend of time making sure that I do not have to deal with failure. I probably am just as likely to take a risk since I was already comfortable with it. I just take a lot of steps so that my risk is less likely to end in failure.
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