FAILURE: For the 2nd Time

Philippines
August 27, 2010 1:38am CST
If you failed for the second time around in the board exam, what would you do now? I had a friend who happened to fail the second time around in the nursing board exam and I know for sure he is not that imbecile or moron not to pass. I just wonder why aren't he making good on it despite his eagerness and hardwork. Do you have a share what to do?
11 responses
• India
28 Aug 10
Ask your friend to review his shortcomings first may be he becomes too nervous about the exam or may be his way of studying is not correct (some people try to mug up everything without understanding), First he should make out what exactly went wrong with him.
• Philippines
31 Aug 10
you were right... i hope i can give him a good advise and he'll take it seriously...
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
he should not loose hope. 2 of my friends took the board exam 4 times before they are able to pass it. sometimes taking the board exam is not only a matter of intelligence, its also partly luck, maybe its not yet his time.
@GemmaR (8517)
27 Aug 10
As soon as I failed the first time, I would chat to my tutor and ask him why he thought I had failed the exam. If he knew, then I would act upon whatever he had told me to do, but if he didn't know why I'd failed, then I would try perhaps one more time, and then come to the conclusion that whatever I was doing was not the right subject for me, and I would try something else.
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
If I encounter the same situation i would try to take again their is no harm in trying unless their is a desire to the person when she lose hope that her problem now. With that small failure she give up just imagine the world is full of selfish and cruel people. How would she be able to handle a situation more than that? So in this world everyone need to be tough the better to survive any challenges.
@madteaparty (2748)
• Japan
27 Aug 10
Maybe you won't believe it, but failing an exam twice doesn't mean that a person isn't intelligent. Sometimes the stuff that you have to remember for the exam is too much, or the questions tricky. If you fail an exam twice, the best thing to do is to review what you studied once again and to try a third time. It's worth trying
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
I know someone who took the examination more than twice and then still she failed. Shall I call her a moron now? There must be something else for your friend. Maybe nursing is not for him and maybe he needs to find the this career that's really for him. He may still take the board exam if he wants to and try and try until he succeeds.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
Id's say "never say never". It sometimes is really taking chances. But if you really intend to pass and be a professional at what you do... you should go ahead and reach out to this chance. you have to go and study harder this time, you have to go and find review mates, you have to not feel anything bad about the previous failures. you may need to work harder this time. I would suggest though that you get a good review school, i remember my ex who have failed the first time - he studied alone. the 2nd time he passed and i remember him being in a class - though that was only for a few weeks, but i believe that helped him a lot. goodluck!
@GemmaR (8517)
27 Aug 10
As soon as I failed the first time, I would chat to my tutor and ask him why he thought I had failed the exam. If he knew, then I would act upon whatever he had told me to do, but if he didn't know why I'd failed, then I would try perhaps one more time, and then come to the conclusion that whatever I was doing was not the right subject for me, and I would try something else.
@akopoaysi (739)
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
your friend can take a refresher course and take it again and again. what job he/she could take if your friend wont pass the exam? just pray and study harder. :D
@mlhervas (482)
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
Maybe its not just the right time for him to pass the exam. There maybe other things that he must do first before or much more better than taking the exam. Maybe there is something wrong in what he is doing and by taking a time out or a breather, he will be able to assess everything.
@ynahh1 (454)
27 Aug 10
you can never undo the damage of your failure if you dint try again..Make a new start,dont give up the more you try the more chances you succeed.Keep trying don't give-up.Study hard,and most specially asked for the mercy of god.I know he will not let you handle the situation you cant overcome.You should have the will to push through the challenges in life.