At some point, college probably won’t go exactly how you planned.
Maybe you don’t get the grade you wanted. You make a mistake. You don’t make the team. You get rejected. Whatever it is, failure is going to happen.
The question isn’t whether you’ll fail. It’s what you’ll do when you do.
Talk about it:
- How do you usually respond when things don’t go your way?
- Who can you turn to when you’re struggling?
- What can failure teach you?
One bad grade, mistake, or disappointment doesn’t define you. It’s part of learning how to keep going.

