26A- Celebrating Failure
I registered for Principles of Marketing this past semester and
since day one, I struggled. It has been so hard to retain the information or
understand the concept. I know the reason why. I tried to watch the lectures
and always ended up tuning it out and doing something else. My interest level
is at a negative 2. I just thought that I would be able to pull through. I am
not interested in the class, which makes it hard to do good in the class. I
failed my exams because I failed at retaining the information. I failed it all
because the material I am learning does not tickle my fancy at all. I have
tried to use study tools to help me at least pull a “C” on an exam and I failed
at that too. I was upset at the fact that I could not pass my exams even though
I knew the reason why. I just hate to fail. I became so frustrated with my
failure that I ended up dropping the class so that I wouldn’t jeopardize my
GPA. I felt like something was wrong with me because I couldn’t get with the
program. I know that I have to accept
that there are somethings that may not be for me and it is ok. It doesn’t mean that I am less than anyone
else. I just have to find what is for me and continue to do my best.
Hi Sici! I had a similar experience my freshman year. I was a chemical engineering major, and I learned the hard way that it just wasn't for me. Like you and marketing, you could not pay me enough to make me more interested in my physics class. I failed the first exam with the lowest grade in the class and even then, I still couldn't be bothered to care! In my case, I ended up dropping the class and switching my major, but if you have to still take marketing again I hope you gain some perseverence.
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