Do you feel sad if you fail an exam?

Yes, I do. The worst time was when my english teacher announced the people who were candidates for acceleration, and, because I’d done hardly any work the whole year, I wasn’t one of them, but I knew I could’ve been; that was one of the only times I’ve regretted my neglect in my schoolwork. Also, when I entered this University english competition and I only got 92% , when the scores for the previous two years were 94% and 96%, I got really upset.

I do, but I don’t wallow in it. That’s the important thing. It’s actually GOOD to feel sad about it (or anything really) because it means your human. However the problem comes in when you wallow in it. If something bad happens, you gotta be sad and then get out of it and take action.

I feel very sad especially if I am one of the top students. I even cry if I fail my exams. I feel disapionted in myself.

well I do based on the kind of enviroment I find myself in.. my dad would think am a losser

Of course… it’s normal and healthy to feel upset after failing an exam. To me, it shows that you have your priorities in order because obviously school is the most important aspect of your life as a teenager… though most people seem to forget that. I would cry if I failed an exm, but I”ve only just started grade nine so I don’t know if that will ever happen to me.