Learn from your mistakes! Hello everyone, You may know me from the italki community, today I'd like to share with you one of life's tough lessons. I am currently in second year of university. Two years ago I completed secondary school and got a college enter score of 550 out of 600. I missed my dream course by 20 points and instead of repeating my college entry exam I decided to accept the course I was offered. Ever since that day I have never felt like I'm doing something I truly love and always feel I would be better suited to another course. Don't get me wrong I like the course I'm doing but not to the same measure as my dream course. Anyway I have exactly one year left in my current course and I am already preparing to apply for a postgraduate position in the course I have always wanted to do. I have to get a 1.1 degree if I am to stand any chance of being awarded a place in that course, that means I have to get an A in all my remaining modules. Last time I missed out because I didn't study hard enough, and the pain of missing my no.1 choice has stayed with me ever since. Instead of letting this pain distract I am currently using it as motivation. Nowadays I am studying harder than ever because I will never make the same mistake again. On those dark winter nights when all my class mates are out partying and 'havin' the craic' I am in the library with my head buried in the books. It's the pain of all those years ago that keeps me going. This time I will let nothing stop me this time from achieving my dream. Nothing. Thank you. (I really needed to get that off my chest and now I have.)