"Celebrating Failure"

As a transfer student, you need to adapt in a quick manner on the expectations from the professors at the university. You have to leave behind your previous study habits, and learn new ones. This was difficult for me because I had created a specific habit that was made me excel, but when I got to the University of Florida, my study habits were failures. This is my second semester at the University of Florida, and my first semester was a complete failure, but I had to learn how to pick myself up and adapt rapidly this semester. There were some setbacks this semester as well, but I am sharing this story to show that anyone can can pick themselves up and succeed.

            This semester I am taking Business Finance and Business Statistics. Two difficult courses. In the beginning I chose to do study groups with other peers, but to no avail. The study groups were not helpful in my case because I tend to do better when I study on my own. Then I tried tutoring at StudyEdge, and it honestly changed my study habits completely. I can honestly say that it has helped me improve how I study for my business courses, and how I can succeed at this university.

            From my experiences I learned that being your biggest critic is not beneficial to your morale, and you should allow yourself to try new things. As a perfectionist, I also thought that my own study habits were working just fine, but they were not, and realizing it allowed me to excel as a student and as an individual.

            Overall, failure is the inability to perform an action up to your own standards. In the beginning it was difficult to handle failure properly. I became emotional, and I became depressed. Then I realized that I didn’t want to disappoint myself, and that I needed to be a strong individual to be able to excel and be content with my achievements and my performance.