Have you ever failed a major exam? Board Exam or certification that was vital?

I failed my CPA board exams the first time I took it. It was really life changing, cause my life was put into a halt, cause I had no idea what to do, whether I should find a job, or take the exam again. I was so devastated that time, that I cried for several days.. Back then, I really didn't want to talk to anybody, and I just wanted to be left alone.. I stayed in my room for 3 days, and just cried.. After that I was okay. I told myself to move on so I got a job, and after a couple of months, I took the exam again and passed.

fortunately, I never failed in all my exams. i always got best score instead. LOL. but it's true. I like to study hard when exam would be held cos I's afraid that I wouldn't be able to do the test. that's why I often got best score in every test I joined, not only at elementary but also when I was in a college. thank God. LOL.

Hi, Laydee! I've never failed any sort of exam. However, I go into every one fearing I will fail. I think it would throw me into a deep depression, and I'd feel incredibly stupid for at east a few days...

I failed my science exam when I was in high school. At that time the Danish high school was divided into two lines: A language line and a science line. I had chosen the language line, but we still had a science exam. It was easier than the science exam on the science line, but I found it very hard. Most of the language students hated the science classes, and I was no exception, but it was compulsory, so I didn't have a choice. I tried to study for that exam, I knew that I wasn't going to get a good grade, but I hoped that I would at least pass the exam. At that time you had to get a 6 in order to pass, but I got a 5. I wasn't too upset about it, because I did well in most of the other subject like English, German and French.

Yes, I failed my driving test ;-(. and I'm so sad about it, It was not vital for my promotion but it's just that I hate to get ticketed for driving without a licence..

I have not, thankfully, and hope I never do. As for consoling someone, I suppose it would depend on how close you are to that person. If you and the other person are close, just listen to them and talk to them, tell them things will be okay, and if it is possible to retake said exam or certification or test or whatever, help them prepare better for the next go around. Do something nice for them, but don't be ignorant about it.

Hi, laydee. I failed two road test examinations. One was in November 2006. And the other one was in March of 2009. I was very upset when I failed it. I felt that I knew how to drive. But, the examiner's were looking for certain things that they wanted to see me perform. I was shattered. I was disappointed. But, I kind of knew that I was going to fail because, I was making mistakes as I was completing my road test. I just wished that they could leave out the parallel parking and backing up straight.I plan to go back for it again in a couple of months. I hope that I can pass it because, I am getting so tired of going back and forth up there, only to have them fail me..