Myroom mate pass the exam but i didnt.Now hes big on me.

September 24, 2011 6:20am CST
I failed one of my semester exams and my room mate got through.Damn the worse thing was i taught him most of the lessons.Even i feed him when he was ill couple of days before the exams but unfortunately i got ill(fever) day before the exam.But now i feel that hes big on me..And i feel i'm a failure.What to do?Any how i have to pass this this time otherwise i have to wait another year.Can anyone advice me.
4 responses
@Judy890 (1644)
• United States
25 Sep 11
Help yourself before you help others. Your friend may have been a distraction to you maybe that was the reason you failed. You took care of him and helped him before the exam. Did you have time to study for yourself?
• Philippines
25 Sep 11
There is nothing to be ashamed of if you didn't pass your exams. There are a variety of reasons why you did fail and all you can do is contemplate on them and try hard for the next time. Your feelings of failure are understandable since you seem to be a good student but don't let those feelings get better of you becuase feeling of failure cannot and will not make you less of a student than your roommate. As for your roommate, he has a right to brag becuase he did pass his exams but exams are not exactly an indicator of intelligent nor wisdom. Congratulate him if you want but do tell him that the second chance of doing the exam can also give you the opportunity to have a better score than what he got. Your resolve to be better is more potent compared to what you have before taking the exam. Personally, I don't know whether your roommate and yourself is in a competitive mode when it comes to exams. Granted that I'm a competitive student, but I never allow myslef to indulge in other's misery or be in a competitive streak with everybody. The main thing is you do your best and if you come at the top of the list is just an extra incentive for you to go on and have the ball rolling. Just be thankful that you passed (or you will pass), there is no need to prove yourself to others but there is a need to prove and validate yourself. My advice is to stop listening to others and start studying. No matter what otehr people say about your exam and grades, you are the ultimate judge of yourself and your performance. Acknowledge otehr p3eople's work and worth but don't let them affect you or allow you to be belittled or disrespected.
@vycess (1588)
• Saudi Arabia
24 Sep 11
You should be happy for your friend. But it is hard of course. Just do your work and pray always. Still find time to study and God will do the rest. Good luck with your exam.
@huilichan8 (1378)
• Singapore
24 Sep 11
Don't be discouraged, ok. Just revise your schoolwork and study hard. Don't let one failure affect your confidence. Gd luck to you!:)