Let’s face it. There are times we study hard but ‘miraculously’ go blank when it reaches time to pen down what we studied (or maybe you didn’t even study for the course). In most cases, what follows is an ‘F’. We fail the course.

Nigerian students hate failure; (especially when the course is a prerequisite) otherwise why do students cheat in exams knowing fully well that they stand a chance of being rusticated when caught?

We fear it and so when it does happen, we most times react wrongly. We let it control our emotions and allow it to dictate our attitude to life.

What is the best thing to do after seeing that dreaded ‘F’ on the notice board close to the Exam Officer’s den?

Here are five strategies that can help you ‘maintain’ even after ‘banging’ a course:

1. Don’t make it your personality.

Separate the failure from your identity. Don’t let it destroy your self-esteem and confidence. Yes you failed the course but that doesn’t make you are a failure because there are many other things (even if not academically inclined) that you have succeed at.

2. Take stock, learn and adapt.

Learn from your mistakes. Look at the failure analytically. Why did you fail? What might have produced a better outcome? Was the failure completely beyond your control?

Gather the facts, step back and ask yourself, what did I learn from this? And find a way to apply this newfound insight as you continue.

3. Don’t dwell on it.

Dwelling on your failure traps you in an emotional doom-loop that disables you from moving on. You cannot change the past, but you can shape your future with positive thoughts.
Remind yourself of why you have to move on whenever you sense that you are beginning to dwell on it.

4. Forget about the approval of others.

Note that what your mates (or even your lecturer) consider to be true about your level of intelligence is not necessarily the truth. Forget about them and be determined to ultimately succeed.

5. Change your perspective.

One of the best things you can do is to shift your perspective and belief system away from the negative.

Reject the mindset that says: “If I fail a course, it means I am as intelligent as the students who had ‘A’s” and embrace the more positive mindset that says: “If I fail, I am one step closer to succeeding; I am smarter than I was before taking the course”.

What did you do after you failed that course? What is your own advice for students who fail?

Source: http://graduatewell.com/article/7023e84cd0c983a4f3b4d7cbc88afe61 for details

Hehehehe

After they'd just pasted the result

I only banged a course when in was in the University