How to Bounce Back from Failure - College Info Geek 

worst part is, when you study hard, dont watch t.v or video games, and still fail! patho got me hard

i think the scariest thing about failure is the future

I came here to say I failed 3/5 classes first semester of college after being a straight A student. Three years passed and I have my dream job, I have good grades and I am about to graduate. Life does get better, you will be fine. It hurts at first, then you feel mad at yourself, then you feel scared to retry but at the end it all works out. Trust me. Take a deep breath and tell yourself you will get over this one day.

"So maybe you've failed a test" Brother, I've failed my whole life

I'm more scared of how my parents will react than of actual failure

"I never lose. I either win or learn." -Nelson Mandela

I hate the fact I used to be a perfect student, just makes my failures all the worse since my parents say, "What happened? You used to have all A's."

I think I failed my exam because I was nervous and couldn’t concentrate

I Failed my Exit Exam, all my friends are graduating i feel alone and i feel disappointed in my self. Thankyou for the support and kind words

Just failed my entire first year at uni. Thank you. I needed this.

I felt like crying while watching this... My whole freshman year in college is a mess. Thank you Frank. Your material here is so helpful and I hope I get to bring your work justice and succeed. :) Thanks again for all that you do.

It’s really comforting watching this and reading the comments realizing that I’m not alone, and that people go through this too and still manage to get through.... I’m a Senior in high school and I just took my physics final test for the first semester, but I know I failed, I was too overwhelmed with the fact that it was worth 70% of my final grade... my mind was too worried the whole time, i got confused and everything was a mess... I’ve never failed a class before, never ever. So, it feels terrible to let it sink down... but I’ll do as you say, thank you for this. I’m more calmed than before, I’m ready to confront the consequences, and even if things go bad theres always a solution to everything it doesn’t matter what, and I’ll do whatever it takes to reach my goal, this is not going to defeat me, I can retake the test, and it’s okay... I’ll learn from all of this, and yes I take this as a lesson, it’s a wake up call to teach me that i need to focus. I’m a good student there’s no doubt, but I need to focus I’ve been too distracted lately, I won’t let this little thing break me or my goal in life. I’ll be fine. Thank you

At this moment, the only thing lower than my grades is my selfesteem, and that's why I'm here...

I tend to do good in class if I'm physically in there. However, this whole distance learning has made it hard for me :(

I'm not an F student, but this was my first semester of college and everything was moved online and I failed all of my courses due to lack of motivation and mental health relating to whats been happening around me. I am terrified of how this will affect my future and how my parents will react if they find out (Im hoping they dont). I sometimes get the feeling that I should just drop out bc I feel like I'm wasting money, but I want to prove others and myself wrong and come out with the best grades I have ever received. I don't want this to be for nothing. It terrifies me to the point where I feel sick, but I want the best for myself and I'm not entirely sure what to do

Wow ok that was weird, I just received news about failing a test today, and this pops up

This comment section makes me feel warm and welcome, and sometimes I come back here when I fail. Thank you for this video, but I still feel like horse shit.

Failure is natural but it depends on us on how we choose to deal with it. For me, in order to get over failing, we should be resilient and use it as motivation in order to be successful on you next try. Don’t stop chasing your dream until you reach it.

IM LITERALLY FREAKING OUT BECAUSE I FAILED MY WHOLE SEMESTER BECAUSE OF COVID-19 SINCE I ALWAYS GOT DISTRACTED IN THE CLASSES AND MY PARENTS ARE LITERALLY GOING TO KILL ME

i was absolute bawling my eyes out. I scored a 1.40/10 on a test. I legit thought last year "how is it even possible for someone to get that low pff" my god karma never hit me this hard.

I think that most people in college (at least in Sweden) are quite open about failures. It might be because we're told right at the beginning of the first semester that failure is normal. "Everyone fails at least once" they told us. And my dad tells me all the time that failing is okay. But for me, failure is not an option. No one puts pressure on me but me and this is super unhealthy

I studied hard for an entire but the results weren't as expected. What do I do? I do not regret anything. I gave in my 100%.

The worst kind of failure is the one that affects people who didn't deserve it. There is no worse feeling than the combination of feeling worthless because you failed and the guilt and shame about what it did to other people.

I’m actually paying attention to all of my subjects, I almost got an A at all exams, but the thing is I actually suck at maths..I was paying attention, I am studying harder, but the results got me depressed, I wasn’t expecting a failing grade even though I did my best, but my best wasn’t enough..thank you for this video

Hey, I failed 2 classes of my 1st semester in college. And I didnt tell my parents because I fear them hating me for it. I also need to repeat my 2 fails next year and I am very scared for my future. Just stating my life here in the comments so we can all better ourselves. Do pray for my next semesters guys!!! Engineering is killing me 🙃

"that's what engineers do and that's what you're gonna do" Pretty strong hearing that when you're trying to get into college to become an engineer, definitely helped. Your videos are top quality, keep it up man!

I failed two classes. I'm down. Thanks Thomas.

i'm about to fail the semester. I have to get straight A's to save my ass and i still havent adjust to my night schedule. The thing is, I cant retake the semester. If I fail it, I am forced to shift. I dont know what im doing with my life. Its like something's missing or I have no motivation or energy. I dont know. Somebody help me pls.

the fear about failing is not the fail but the idea of your time moving forward but you stay in the same spot maybe go opposite at all at least that is how i look it

The fact that I come back to this video at the end of every quarter is just hysterical 😂😂😂😂😂

ask a question and be stupid for a minute. stay silent and be stupid forever.

My first time failing anything this semester and I feel so crappy. But its a new year and I know where I went wrong. I was unmotivated to study and I was distracted. I'm regretful but I know I'll be able to handle the course better next semester.

This semester has been a disaster to me😭😭. nothing has gone right for me,I am a failure!!!!!!!. I feel like dying of stress😔😔😖 but this video has helped me much,thanks a lot

I had no problems in middle school and high school but everything changed when i went to college

I never thought of failure as dying in a video game, then retrying the level to figure out what to do different in order to complete the level. This paints a whole new picture for me. Thank you for pointing out all of these steps and giving us these advices. Continue to the amazing work, man!

Just failed one important test...thank you Thomas

failure doesnt happen to everyone. i know seniors who have never had to really try in a class and have always finished with A's while i'm studying my assoff and get f's on my midterm. fuck me bro

Perfect timing. Just failed a class today at the same time my dog was dying at home. Thanks for being my distraction for today, I'm really needing it. (Sorry for my poor English, but I'm Brazillian and I'm not thinking straight today...)

I'm so depressed rn, i have a low grade..

I have an exam tomorrow but I was feeling overwhelmed the whole weekend so I didn't study. I only had 3 days to study to begin with because I had important exams earlier this week. The worst part is I don't think those went well either. I feel so ashamed of myself for procrastinating this much and I really wished I had just get started instead of worrying about the workload. I'm pretty sure I will fail tomorrow as I didn't even study hald of the material so here I am watching this in advance to make me feel better. Thank you so much for making this video, it helped me a lot! And to all the others struggling in the comments, good luck!

Engineering student here. I have failed around 8 subjects times in college. I never learn. Acceptance. Not a smart person. And not much effort put in as well. Now, i've found my motivation, (my girlfriend) i'm really afraid of failing my major subjects. But the thing is. I'm way too far behind now. I have to pull off a miracle to pass my finals exams.

come on time. I failed in my midterms 😥 Thank you for helping us failures 🙈

lol watching this right before I go take a Chemistry final I know I'm not prepared for.

Just had the worst semester of my life. I really needed this video. I truly believe it'll be better the second time around. Thank you so much!

The worst feeling is that you spent so much time and made a dumb mistake over something that is easy when you are overthinking about the problem. Lack of confidence or over worried about the test can make you panic and lose control. It happened to me. I work full time and my job is so demanding. That left me the feeling of stress. The worst case is to repeat the class twice. The second try will be much easier and less stressful. That is normal. Failure is part of success.

I just failed passing to the university I wanted. I worked so hard and the only thing I was doing for the past 1 year was studying. And I mean literally! I was like a zombie . I live in Greece and because we have a shity educational system you literally have to learn by heart around 5 books each one referring to a different subject and then you have to give exams to each lesson independently. The competition is really high... nearly everyone around me succeeded but I didn't . I can have a second chance just by doing this all from the beginning but it is sooo fucking hard ... I guess there is no other way...

I want to let you know that this week I successfully presented, and thus, finished my masters degree thesis. It was a success and thank you very much for all the tips and tricks that I found in all of your videos. Yay! :-) And now for celebration will have a dinner out and Star Wars movie !!!! :-D Merry Christmas

Watching this before my exam today because I already know what’s coming 💀

Thomas Frank...your speech just broke down my depression and just changed my whole life. I sure will thank you in person one day as I get through with Med school. Thank you!

I don’t understand how this happened. All my grades were high 90s but somehow I am failing a class. My parents weren’t even happy about my good grades they were just disappointed about the class I failed

Thanks for this people try to act perfect but we all failed at something that's how we learn

Thanks for this video. This semester has been a disaster for me. I need to figure out what I'm really about in my attempt to return to school in my forties. Going to classes with people the age of my friends kids seems to destroy my motivation.

2:38 That graph is the perfect way of looking at it; it's so easy to get so caught up in the fact that you failed that you forget to see where exactly you were in the first place and the awesome progress you were making. All it really takes is a lot of effort and motivation to climb out of that hole and get back to the progress you were making!

I’m a second year pre med major in college, so if you know anything about failure, you know that there’s almost no room for it when it comes to your grades. I was studying for an organic chemistry exam. I spent the last several days studying for it, pulling all nighters, being stressed to the max, and generally not doing anything else but studying for this one exam. You’d think that I would crush my exam, but the truth is I didn’t. I didn’t even take it. All day today, I thought, “my exam will start at 5PM.” The reality is that 5PM is when the class ends. 4:10PM is when it starts. I headed to class at 4:50, feeling prepared for the exam I was about to take. Until it hit me. I had mixed up the times. Today, for the first time ever, I accidentally missed an exam. When your grade is mostly comprised of just exams, it’s easy to feel defeated. What worse is I’m not an F student at all, but my failure was the result of poor study habits. I’ve cried quite a bit today because nothing like this has ever happened to me before. I’ve never experienced “failure.” Watching this video was exactly what I needed. Sometimes, the failure isn’t “not studying enough” or “not paying attention in class.” Sometimes it is not taking care of yourself. Sometimes it’s burning yourself out so bad that it ends up in even more destruction.

Just did my midterm for chemistry... I was running out of time and started to panic. Obviously full blown anxiety kicked in when I had 28 questions left with 20 minutes left..

i failed in my physics class too 😭😭😭 it hurts like hell.

I fail my whole semester and my ass is about kick out of the university and now I don't know what to do I haven't talked this about my parents because I'm afraid

I got under 1.0 GPA in college....nothing will ever make me feel better. I should of studied more. I feel guilty. I hate talking about it. I thought I could get by with C's and I thought I was doing better then I was in one of my classes. in another class even when I studied I just always failed and another one I think I just got cheated out of.

Had to come watch this after being forced to take 2 weeks off from a course, transition to online, and have a professor expect us to teach ourselves for the last month just to be given an exam that is unbearably hard.

You calmed me down. After a failure and confusion, I had a mental breakdown. And then I found your video online, and it really helped. Thank you.

I feel so empty to see that I start off the six weeks with a 35 in English, I'm gonna cry 😪

Thanks, Thomas. I thought I was above failure until today, I failed harder than I had in all four years of college. It was so rough, but your last words brought tears to my eyes. Thanks, it is true: most failures are not the end, just an opportunity to learn.

Thank you for this. I just failed a college general chemistry exam. Needless to say, I'm devastated, but I feel very much inspired to buckle down and do better.

I think the part of failure in pursuing academic qualification that I find the hardest to deal with, is the part where my money flies away and my debt/loan gets significantly more heavier with each module I fail. Yes, it's my fault for the failure and honestly, I don't mind taking the time to learn from my mistakes, but the fact that my debt grew from my failure to finish a module in the first try stings like hell, and it looms over me for days, weeks.

Heres my story I had an exam that i have failed appeared again with full confidence that i ll atleast pass it...failed again. The worst part is to stand up again , and having to try up all again. It is like the most depressing state I have been.Never been a class topper kind of student, but the part of failing a thing again while every other person is so ahead of you...and you are just alone. it was a complete disheartening moment, and then I fall much deeper in the depression state. it is still hard to get out of it. Within 1 week I am going to appear again. Last time I was Shattered , And lost completely , had isolated myself, I really don't know what will I do If this time..

I'm a freshmen and I have a 20% in algebra right now and a 50% in Spanish right now... Both fs I'm kind of suicidal because I feel like the world will stay like this but this kind of helped and I just want more help

I cried throughout the video . i just ...

I failed because I'm so addicted to games and never did what I had to do. Nothing else can change my mind now. I'm a pure idiot ;(

Today as a sophomore in college I failed my major exam (computer science) I studied so much, but my mind didn’t cooperate with me. I BLANKED!!!! I went straight crying to my car, to scream and very disappointed of myself.. asking myself what am I doing wrong. And I’m here watching this videos, because I want my brain to stop letting me succeed in life. My anxiety, nerves, etc. I want to change, and I’m hoping I can do it 💔

the problem is when you were so good every one expect you to be the best and you turn to the worst totally. I will not lose hope , I will work hard , but the feeling of failure sucks

What do you do if your biggest failure in life was making one mistake as a teenager that cost you your health? School, sports, women, and money, all the "first world" concerns that a lot of young men think about, were never an issue for me. I got straight A's, was a star athlete, had an amazing social life, and was investing my money before I even hit puberty. But when I was in high school I trusted one doctor's advice and ended up getting an elective medical procedure that has complicated my life. The procedure seriously messed up my physical health, and has left me with a great deal of anxiety, stress, and feeling traumatized. I have physical issues I have to deal with every day now. I went from getting straight A's to not being able to even show up for tests at school. I was still able to finish high school and get into a good college, but I didn't study at all in college and skipped class all the time even though I was pre-med. However, since I had developed a great foundation in academics from my early high school days before my health complications, I was able to recall things from high school to do well enough in college without studying much. Thus, I was able to get into medical school, surprisingly. Once I got to medical school, I realized if I didn't study I would not get by anymore. I couldn't handle my health problems and also perform in medical school, or perform in much less anything else in life. I literally wouldn't open my study materials till the night before, and I of course did poorly. You can't skip all your classes and then just study the day before in medical school for major courses that cover tons of material. So I dropped out of medical school after a year into it since I couldn't handle it with my health issues, and haven't figured out yet as to how I will bounce back in life so I can reach my potential, all while having health problems. I know I need to adapt to my situation and find what works for me, but I've just been struggling for years to find a way to bounce back in life so I can manage my health conditions so I can then pursue my goals. But honestly, I just want my health back, the other things like my career as a doctor, women, etc. aren't as important to me anymore. I would trade success in all those categories just to have my health. Not really sure how I should approach my life now when my health is compromised and I'm also dealing with some aspects of trauma from the procedure. I'm not going to give up though, just still struggling to get it together and haven't quite found a way to bounce back so I can, one day, pursue my goals again. But I haven't gotten my health under control, there are some experimental procedures to improve the situation, but they also pose risks. Some say I should just move on and try to work with my health issues, others say I should explore other medical procedures to fix the problem even though there aren't any perfect solutions. Because of this experience, I have completely changed how I look at life. Now I always say that as long as you and your loved ones are healthy and safe... life is pretty damn good.

Well all of us have failed thousands of times in our lives if not in studies like failing to complete a task , win a match etc. But we don't give it that much importance because it doesn't affect our lives in the similar manner like studies does just remember one thing life is too short to be unhappy and we all get second chances everyday in the form of TOMORROW , failing doesn't mean that you can't do it it means that you just couldn't do it this time , there's still hope if there's a tomorrow nothing is over until the final second just do hardwork and give it your best I bet results will surely turn out in your favour

I really needed to hear that 'soul driller' speech. Thank you Thomas

What I never thought about or found important at the age of 38 is admitting my failures. I am going to try harder at this hopefully making me more humble and helping me grow from my mistakes.

I just got my first failed grade in medical school... I was upset at first but now I realise it's something I need to learn from, telling me that's something's not working in my life right now. Looking back, I was putting sub-standard diligence into my work because of the very little time I set aside for studying, as if I had no longer made my degree a priority. In reality this was because of the unrealistic expectations I set myself, telling myself that I could do so many other things and still achieve excellent grades. I know now to put fewer things on my plate, and leave myself space for some time alone, just doing 'nothing' if this is what my mind needs to relax.

Some options with Failure...... #1 Fall apart and fall down #2 Wake the Frak up and getting back on track #3 Quit and find another path that is more your level. You'll be fine

This was one of your best videos ever. Thank you so much for your words of wisdom, encouragement and logic.

I just failed at my diploma. The procrastination is destroying my life rn. I'm so disappointed in myself. My graduation is delayed another half a year.

I failed my C1 English exam even though I studied and then I studied again to pass it and realized that I could only improve from the mistakes in life and become stronger each time life teaches me a lesson or weakens me. Like Batman’s dad once said “why do we fall?” and then he replied to his own question saying “to become stronger”.

1- determine the necessity for immediate action 2- get some distance from the problem 3- identify the cause of the failure? 4- develop a plan of attack 5- try again 6- ask for help if necessary

I've failed in all subjects in 3rd semester of college. This is first time I've failed in my whole life, I don't know what to do my mind is just blank. Lost hope, confidence, lost passion (of drawing), lost my reputation infront of family,my attitude is getting worse with the time, Negative thoughts keeps coming in my mind, I thought about suicide also but then thought what my parents will go through if I die.

I had a mental breakdown earlier this year and it had affected my performance for school. I miss online classes and i also didnt care to study. Rn as i am writing this comment, the next 10 hours will be the start of examination day and i just started studying. I already know that i am going to fail and there is no hope. Although yes ,it isnt the end of the world cuz i still have mid year and end of year exams but what i am afraid now is the dissapointed face from my parents that will be engraved in my memory . I failed last year exams and i am going to fail again. I never know when will I learn.

I’m about to get my test back and I’m really scared

The only reason why people are afraid of failure is because of how it’s labeled in society. It’s labeled as something so terrible, many get punished because of it. Wish failure was something that is positive because from failure, you can only improve.

I really needed this thank you man.I just finished taking my college algebra test and failed alongside my assigned practice hw.I let it get the best of me and wasn’t making time to study and just procrastinated to leave it to the end.I now I need to do better and learn from my failures and make a comeback.Thank you again.

I got fired from being a hostess even though I did nothing wrong and was constantly told what a good job I was doing. It was on the last day of the trial period, and they said "We just don't think you're a good fit". They had already hired 2 new super hot girls. Hmmm...

I transferred to a different school this year and I’m taking a lot of difficult classes so I’ve been getting lower grades lately, and my averages are like 80s and high 90s, but I’ve gotten some 70s on tests and quizzes that have really made my self-esteem stoop low. Recently, however, I received my lowest grade ever on any test, and it was on this essay exam that I wasn’t even able to complete in time-I got a 54. I have been wasting my day doing nothing but mindlessly scrolling through RU-vid trying to get my mind off of it while also worrying about how I’ll study for my next exams during this weekend and I feel so burnt out. Not having as many friends to talk to about it makes me feel worse too. I just went from graduating my middle school as valedictorian, to being one of the top scorers in my freshman year, to receiving my first lower grades my sophomore year while taking harder classes, to transferring to a new school this year and receiving not a 74 (that being my former lowest grade ever on a test), but a 54 and I feel like even if I studied more, it wouldn’t have made a difference because there was just not enough time for me to compose my thoughts and now, I feel like such a failure.

Amazing speech bro, was needing that. Thanks for all the amazing content you've provided us through all this time, never stop, you are an incredible person.

Currently I am dealing with a failed test that I knew that I didn't try by best on and it brought my grade from a 100% to a 50% at the beginning of the term. I have always gotten good grades, so i am extremely stressed, am crying, and feel like a failure. this helped me realize that I just need to change a few things in my studying habits, and that I have time to bounce back, and get that grade back up. I just emailed my teacher, and asked if there was an extra credit opportunity that I could participate in, and I am going to talk to her tomorrow. This video helped me realize that its not the end of the world, and everything is going to be alright.

First time here.....I already knew I'm gonna fail most of my IGCSE but results will come out at the end of the month so I'm here to prepare myself on what to do when it happens.... definitely subbing to the channel..... the last few minutes open my mind and made me rethink about what to do with my life...thank you btw

This video was exactly what I needed to perk me up. I genuinely thank you from the bottom of my heart, thomas! :')

i feel like the pandemic definitely affected me. i used to get honour almost every year then once online started, focusing and putting in the time is so much harder

i get really scared for my future because im failing all my essential classes like english, science, maths.. no matter how hard i study i still fail, i studied for 3 hours for a science test, i tested myself and got everything right, but then when i did the test, i got 36% im scared that no matter how hard i try, ill fail, and im giving up, i dont know what to do im not scared of how my family feels about it, but im scared about how my friends and teachers feel, because when you look at me.. im quiet, i do my work, i listen in class but i still fail.. im scared that all ill be doing until i move out is just playing games and drawing.. i dont know if there are any good jobs that are related to art than i can make a living out of..

Thank you so much, I needed this because i just failed the first quarter of first semester

Sometimes I REALLY want to try, I always tell myself “you know, you will try your hardest and do the best.” But then not even a minute later, my heart just drops and I’m like,” You f’d up,good luck surviving school.” My mood swings get the best of me when I fail and it makes me so pissed because there is time where that false hope I’m getting makes me procrastinate and think that “I will pass.” I’m still young and I’m still growing, but that’s also why I’m failing. Sometimes I overthink a question and get myself mixed up. I had this science test way back asking the Work Formula (Force multiplied by Distance) but I was so confused of the question because I couldn’t recall taking notes on it....at first there was THAT slight second where the right formula came to mind but then I thought.”there’s no way my teacher would make that simple of a question.” So then I wrote...Force x (fg) x Height and only got 3 points out of 20.... and those 3 points was only because I got the units right... I never wanted to just hit myself in the face and tell myself about how careless I was...

I've been struggling in and out of school for about 7 years now, having to take copious amounts of time off to handle my anxiety issues, having to take rustication periods and getting expelled and transferred. I feel stretched thin, ready to quit, but I can't because I've been in it for so long. I'm at the end of my rope and need help!

I currently failed out of university (well according to my student affairs director there might be a slight chance of redemption but it's small) and I will not know my true academic standing until the 10th and I'm just so lost right now. But I know it's because my work habits in school were horrible so I'll use this free time to improve myself mentally and academically so I can be more prepared for reinstatement next year. Thank you for this video.

me watching this after failing my first exam ever, it hurts. especially because I’m supposed to graduate with a bachelor in january. it was an oral exam in uni, and now i have to redo it. I have two more chances, and if I fail them, then three years of my life was for nothing :( I’m so scared

I hope there’s a video about exam and stress out there…I’m feeling so bad because I failed an exam that’s supposed to be easy. I should have been able to solve all the problems but I got stuck because I was too stressed out. I spent an hour on the problem and still couldn’t solve it, but after the exam when I sat down at my table and tried again, I solved the it within 20 minutes. I knew it should be easy but the solution completely escaped my mind during the exam and I wasn’t able to think clearly. I’m feeling bad because I was well-prepared but I still failed where I should’ve done well.

I'm one of the top students in my class yet I still struggle to pay attention during lectures and constantly struggle to do exams and quizes. Thanks, I needed this.