26A – CELEBRATING FAILURE

The time I failed:
Last semester was a really tough semester emtionally. I was taking Business Finance and I did not perform to my liking in the class, I procrastinated a lot. My exam grades really reflected what I had been studying. Yes, the class is tough but you must put hours of studying but I had issues going on at home that kept me from being able to focus fully on the course. Therefore I had to drop the class and it hurt a lot, because it is the first class I ever drop and I was dissapointed with myself.

What I learned from it:
I learned that I have to study more and not procastinate, I also learned the lesson financially as I had to retake and pay for the class a second time. I also learned that I have many tools here at UF and friends that can help me out during tough times emotionally.

Reflection:
Now as I am taking business finance again, I was able to weed out all the bad stuff and focus fully on the class. Now I am in good standing in the class with a big chance of getting a good grade in exam #3. I am also thankful because this class has challenged me in every sense and it has been very interesting to see the progess.

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  1. Alexandra WinandiApril 15, 2019 at 10:20 AM

    Hi Mario, thanking for sharing this experience. I took Business Finance last summer and thought it was an inordinately hard course. I got a 65 on the first exam and thought to withdraw the class, too. I was very frustrated and disappointed in myself. But I found out that this is considered the most challenging course in the School of Business and one of the top 10 most challenging courses in UF. I’m glad that you are doing well in it now.

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