My Passing Score Essay

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An incident where I have experienced failure would be when I didn't get a passing score for my Advanced Placement exams. I studied for long periods of time on topics that would appear on the test. I also reviewed over the materials multiple times to help increase my chances of passing. It was approximately three weeks later, when I found out my official score and how I did overall on the exam. I concluded that I didn't meet the requirements to obtain a passing score. I could only take one test per subject so that meant no retakes.

This affected me in a way because I was set on the advanced academic path, hoping to excel, and was faced with some minor setbacks. If I didn't pass the AP test, then that meant I didn't get the college credit.

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