“Everyone fails, but what sets you apart is what you choose to do with that failure”. Those are the words my chemistry teacher, Mr. Petras told me when I failed my chemistry honors final. Chemistry is not a subject that comes easily to me. I had a very difficult time with it in the last quarter of my sophomore year, and did terribly on the final exam; I had received a 66 percent. I did so poorly that it brought my grade down to a B for the year. That was my first B and my lowest grade in my high school career. I was mortified and didn’t want to take AP Chem anymore. I thought to myself, if I did so poorly in an honors chem class, then AP chem is going to be a nightmare. I took AP Chemistry regardless, as I wanted to challenge myself and overcome this failure.
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Near the end of the year, we took our final exam which consisted of two parts: the free response section, and the multiple choice section. This is when I started to worry, afraid that the same thing would happen and I would fail. We took the free response section first and got the results. I could tell that I had gotten a very low score by the way Mr. Petras looked at me. I walked into the room to see him laughing, but as soon as he saw me, a grim look settled on his face. I saw him taking a deep breath as he shuffled around for my paper. As he was leafing through the pile of tests, I could see that mine was near the bottom. My heart sank when he pulled out my paper and said that I needed to do really well on the Multiple choice in order to get a good score, otherwise I would fail the final exam. He had told me that I would fail multiple times in life, but what will set me apart from others is how I respond to that failure. That day was very tough for me, but I didn’t give up; I went home and decided I would overcome
Near the end of the year, we took our final exam which consisted of two parts: the free response section, and the multiple choice section. This is when I started to worry, afraid that the same thing would happen and I would fail. We took the free response section first and got the results. I could tell that I had gotten a very low score by the way Mr. Petras looked at me. I walked into the room to see him laughing, but as soon as he saw me, a grim look settled on his face. I saw him taking a deep breath as he shuffled around for my paper. As he was leafing through the pile of tests, I could see that mine was near the bottom. My heart sank when he pulled out my paper and said that I needed to do really well on the Multiple choice in order to get a good score, otherwise I would fail the final exam. He had told me that I would fail multiple times in life, but what will set me apart from others is how I respond to that failure. That day was very tough for me, but I didn’t give up; I went home and decided I would overcome