<p>Let's say somebody made a HUGE mistake.</p>
<p>Like maintain a C and D average for 3 years in high school.</p>
<p>How could one get over this and be a better person?</p>
<p>EDIT: Oh I'm not talking about me.</p>
<p>I am making a thread so everybody who feels bad can come here and cheer themselves up! :)</p>
<p><em>Is trying to lower my Douch-o meter</em></p>
<p>By thinking “what’s done is done, I’m going to try to do better later in life and realize that college GPA is much more important than high school GPA, and that I can succeed in life even if I go to a state or community college”.
More generally, for people who made a mistake not related to grades, by thinking “What’s done is done. One mistake doesn’t define me as a person, and I’m going to learn from this mistake and be a better person because of it, and not make it again.”</p>
<p>Of course, emotions don’t always (or usually) listen to logic and it’s not that easy to get over a mistake. But at least being logical and understanding the emotions can help ease the emotional pain somewhat.</p>
<p>By talking about the situation and the emotions accompanying them with someone who is actually listening to you, not just waiting to talk.</p>
<p>Just go to community college for a couple years and transfer to a good school after. Simple as that. Oh, and you actually have to learn stuff now.</p>
<p>Good luck</p>