a friend who has failed is in an examination wants to give up studies he has returned to you seeking advice and help write a letter in reply stating how you feel about the decision your friend is planning to take
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I hope you are doing well. As you know already, yesterday our results had been declared and you were quite disheartened to see yours. I hope I'm able to cheer you up through this letter.
I was saddened to see tears in your eyes as you gazed at your answerscript. But let me tell you that one bad grade does not mean that your world has fallen apart. Please do not remain sad about the poor result but instead concentrate on the mistakes you have made and try to improve yourself on those areas. Remember, failure is the stepping stone to success. If you have failed, it does not mean that you are a bad student or you are not smart enough, it simply means that there are loopholes in your studying method that you need to focus upon. This is an opportunity for you to learn, so don't waste it.I had faced the same situation last term when I failed in mathamatics. But I did not let failure stand in my way, I consulted the teacher about ways to improve myself, practised relentlessly and aced the next exam. I'm sure even you can do it. Everyone makes mistakes , even great scientists like Thomas Alva Edison did not succeed always. But they never gave up despite failures. Please do not give up on your hopes. If there is any way I can help you, let me know. All the best for your next exam.
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By doing good in the next exam ofcourse. There is no merit in looking back and pondering about the failures of life which are supposed to only teach you lessons, they are not meant to be brooded over. I will tell you my story. I got a 15 in Maths in class VIII. I studied in Purulia Ramakrishna Mission. The teacher, Manab Da, was gracious enough to make me pass the exam by giving grace marks. I made it a point since then, that I have to do better in Maths and I will not say failures did not come later- they did come.But I improved-improved to such extent I even started dreaming Maths,I could not stay a second without it. I got addicted to it and finally I got a 96/100 in the Board Exams. At that time, unlike now, getting above 90 was something to take pride on.Though I do not take it in that light. I never bothered about marks. My love for Maths outshone the barriers or limitations of the marks.I cracked WBJEE later and studied Electrical Engineering- there also I did not do well in my HS and could not study Math Hons. but I never gave up hope and without any coaching or tuition cracked Joint with a fair rank and studied EE. Later I wanted to do MBA, I cracked CAT 2012 with a 95 percentile score but owing to financial doldrums, despite getting calls from 2 tier B-schools and IIM- Kozhikode, could not study it. I was depressed. Then I sat for the entrance test for MS in Computer Science which I am about to complete this month. So my journey- failure after failure, failure after failure and I still stand and see I am talking to you and giving you Gyan for free. I had got a job in TCS during my campus selection programme while I was in my BTech 4th year. Again I could not get a job at RBI as I was whiskers away from the cut-off score. So many failures yet nothing could assuage my spirit- I got depressed, I even take medicines, I cry a lot even being such a grown up man- I cry like a small girl on the lap of my mother sometimes. I have no shame to admit these. But this is who I am- failures with a pinch of success- that’s how the world has to accept me for who I am.Hope I could answer your question.
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This is an addition to the previous answer after almost 2 years. I am in a stable job as a data scientist. I earn decently but I still think about my failures in exams, but this has not hindered me to sit for exams as well. I sit for competitive exams even now just for fun. I don’t care about success. This way I keep myself updated. A horrible hobby. I know!!