how to prepare for bad results and overcome disappointment?

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we are weeks before the results are released, and I’m already nervous as hell…
this is my 2nd trial and I’ve studied hard for it, it may be the turning point of my stagnant career and personal life… so this result is almost everything to me…. i still yet don’t know how I can accept the result if it is a fail… instead of motivating me to work harder it probably will crash my confidence and life motivation, i will feel lack of accomplishment and hence be ashamed of myself…
but i know it’s not a healthy feeling, so do you fellas have any tips on how to prepare this possible bad situation? for those who have passed after repeated attempts, how did you overcome the disappointment and move on? how did you manage not to be so indulged into self-hatred or regret that can be damaging to life?
thanks!
 
My 2nd time too. I studied my ass off. I dont think I could have been more prepared, I killed the PM but did poorly in the AM so I think my chances are 50-50…
I will feel pretty similar to you too if I fail.
 
- weeds
- drink
- “so what” attitude
- commit suicide
- party
- pills
- cry
- laugh
- watch Jerry Lewis
- ride a bicycle holding a baguette wearing a beret listening to accordion solo
 
usually it’s actions that govern our feelings
but in some cases such as failing cfa results, it’s our feelings that govern our actions
 
pokhim wrote:
My 2nd time too. I studied my ass off. I dont think I could have been more prepared, I killed the PM but did poorly in the AM so I think my chances are 50-50…
I will feel pretty similar to you too if I fail.
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Dude you’ll be fine.
I also studied alot, but I am pretty sure that I won’t be fine. At least I have no regret as I got screwed by the very unusual structure in the IPS essays this year.
@ OP : In my case it all boils down to retention. Since I have very poor retention, I see myself as a candidate that needs to take the exam 2 times in a row, I guess (I had already taken it once in 2012).
So sure, it sucks to have to do this piece of shit more than once but it is what it is and honestly I have other things to do than feeling sorry for myself.
 
With a sigh and a sunken heart feeling. I’ve experienced that too many times already. This is now my third time taking level 3. The main thing I’m afraid of is that I’ll get screwed over by Ethics, which was insane this year.
Last year I was in band 10. This year, I was much better prepared, and felt more confident after the exam than last year. So, fingers crossed, and hope I will finally get the e-mail starting with “Congratulations”…
 
yea. in all honesty, when i saw that fail email last year. i was really depressed. i was studying for the gmat, paid for training and everything but when i saw the fail email. i juss gave up (flushed the cahs i doled out, it was magoosh so wasnt that bad). it was pretty terrible. to offset the feelings of failure, i ate healthy, worked out a lot, hung out with friends, basically tried to be positive. when the current year started, i changed my study strat to focus on am. i stopped going out on the last couple of months. limited myself to 1 hr of dota/day. to paint a picture. this was me. oct 2014 155, june 2015 195, july 2015 175. yep haha. the stress was real.
zerobeta wrote:
we are weeks before the results are released, and I’m already nervous as hell…
this is my 2nd trial and I’ve studied hard for it, it may be the turning point of my stagnant career and personal life… so this result is almost everything to me…. i still yet don’t know how I can accept the result if it is a fail… instead of motivating me to work harder it probably will crash my confidence and life motivation, i will feel lack of accomplishment and hence be ashamed of myself…
but i know it’s not a healthy feeling, so do you fellas have any tips on how to prepare this possible bad situation? for those who have passed after repeated attempts, how did you overcome the disappointment and move on? how did you manage not to be so indulged into self-hatred or regret that can be damaging to life?
thanks!
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