Dennis65
Jun 17, 2016
Undergraduate / I was not awarded the scholarship - I began to view myself as a failure... [10]
Recount an incident experienced failure. How did it affect you and what did you learn from the experience
Late 2014 I graduated from high school, according to my country's educational laws, one is supposed to take a break for a year before applying for college. So I took a break as implemented. In October that same year as I was browsing online, I stumbled across a scholarship page and it caught my attention. On this same page, I came across the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program. This program targeted academic qualificated but yet economically challenged students from Africa. Since I am economically challenged, I took keen interested in the program.
I gather more information about the program; how to apply, the universities that partnered with it, and the qualifications. Among the schools that partnered with the foundation was McGill University. Unaware of McGill's admissions process and entry qualifications for international students, I decided to apply for admission. Several weeks after submitting my application the Admissions Office contacted and informed me of their decision regarding my application. Unfortunately, I was not awarded the scholarship.
The news hit me very badly and I was affected both emotionally and mentally. I began to view myself as a failure, I questioned and doubted my skills and talents. The positive outlook that I had towards life ceased and negativity developed in it's place. For instance, if someone asked for my help regarding school assignments, I would frequently decline because I deemed myself as a failure.
The experience taught me that failure is a part if success. Without failure, success wouldn't exist and without success, failure won't exist. Planning is also an important aspect of success, as the saying goes, "lack if planning results into failure". Patience also is a key aspect of success, before making a decision we should evaluate and weigh the outcomes.
Recount an incident experienced failure. How did it affect you and what did you learn from the experience
Late 2014 I graduated from high school, according to my country's educational laws, one is supposed to take a break for a year before applying for college. So I took a break as implemented. In October that same year as I was browsing online, I stumbled across a scholarship page and it caught my attention. On this same page, I came across the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program. This program targeted academic qualificated but yet economically challenged students from Africa. Since I am economically challenged, I took keen interested in the program.
I gather more information about the program; how to apply, the universities that partnered with it, and the qualifications. Among the schools that partnered with the foundation was McGill University. Unaware of McGill's admissions process and entry qualifications for international students, I decided to apply for admission. Several weeks after submitting my application the Admissions Office contacted and informed me of their decision regarding my application. Unfortunately, I was not awarded the scholarship.
The news hit me very badly and I was affected both emotionally and mentally. I began to view myself as a failure, I questioned and doubted my skills and talents. The positive outlook that I had towards life ceased and negativity developed in it's place. For instance, if someone asked for my help regarding school assignments, I would frequently decline because I deemed myself as a failure.
The experience taught me that failure is a part if success. Without failure, success wouldn't exist and without success, failure won't exist. Planning is also an important aspect of success, as the saying goes, "lack if planning results into failure". Patience also is a key aspect of success, before making a decision we should evaluate and weigh the outcomes.