The single BIGGEST FAILURE in your life

Alright puppies, it's time to step into the confessional booth and fess it up so we can all grow stronger together by facing our past, letting go of our regrets, and experiencing mutual catharsis. Whether it is personal, professional, or something else entirely, now is the time to man the fuck up and tell your story.

So without further ado: What has been the single biggest failure in your life?

 

Sadly, it was going to the "local state school" to save money thanks to a scholarship instead of a big name institution. I still ended up coming out with student loans thanks to rent and now it is the one blight on an otherwise great resume. Oh well, there's always grad school.

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 
CRE:
Sadly, it was going to the "local state school" to save money thanks to a scholarship instead of a big name institution. I still ended up coming out with student loans thanks to rent and now it is the one blight on an otherwise great resume. Oh well, there's always grad school.
in it 2 win it
 

Everything prior to age 21.

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 
holla_back:
harvard dropout, sup bros

holla! I'm not, I just felt the need to holla back.

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 
LHDan:
mbavsmfin:
Not having more fun in college, not travelling more, not fucking more girls. Oh well; b-school is the time for a do-over.
Don't worry, business school is a transformational experience from what I've heard. Girls everywhere.

I have a gf at the moment, but i'm thinking of dumping her before school starts.

B-school girls aren't that great, but the school i will be attending is part of a university with tons of other programs as well as the undergrads, so yeah, with all the joint mixers and parties, it should be a pussy goldmine.

 

Going to a nontarget/state undergrad (for $ reasons). My regret doesn't stem from the career reasons, but I feel the college experience would have been far better if I were around smarter/more mature/more ambitious peers at a target.

 

This is a great topic, but put out among a horrible population. Too many people on WSO are young and caught up in trying to get a finance job, so that leads them to (as is obvious here) write that the SINGLE BIGGEST FAILURE IN YOUR LIFE is going to a non-target school.... give me a break!

You guys have all had some pretty great lives if that is the single biggest failure that you have experienced. Mine is too serious to actually write in detail here, but believe me, it's a whole lot more of a failure than not having gone to the most prestigious school for getting a finance job. It actually negatively impacted my life overall and some of my relationships as opposed to just being a difficulty when aiming for a top finance job.

At least some of you guys can't be telling the truth or you just need some major perspective as to how minor your college decision is when considering your entire life and the other people who are important to it/you.

 
frozencheese:
This is a great topic, but put out among a horrible population. Too many people on WSO are young and caught up in trying to get a finance job, so that leads them to (as is obvious here) write that the SINGLE BIGGEST FAILURE IN YOUR LIFE is going to a non-target school.... give me a break!

You guys have all had some pretty great lives if that is the single biggest failure that you have experienced. Mine is too serious to actually write in detail here, but believe me, it's a whole lot more of a failure than not having gone to the most prestigious school for getting a finance job. It actually negatively impacted my life overall and some of my relationships as opposed to just being a difficulty when aiming for a top finance job.

At least some of you guys can't be telling the truth or you just need some major perspective as to how minor your college decision is when considering your entire life and the other people who are important to it/you.

Going to a nontarget vs target can have a huge impact on your career trajectory. It most definitely can be one of the biggest mistakes someone makes.

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 
D M:
Going to a nontarget vs target can have a huge impact on your career trajectory. It most definitely can be one of the biggest mistakes someone makes.

Yep. 100% why I broke in at a regional office, not a major market.

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 
frozencheese:
At least some of you guys can't be telling the truth or you just need some major perspective as to how minor your college decision is when considering your entire life and the other people who are important to it/you.

...or it simply IS my biggest FAILURE. I've had other personal struggles, sure. Fought depression, had way too many close family members die young, saw my dad ruined overnight and had to deal with that, etc. None of those are "failures," however. In none of those instances did I fail to perform. In contrast, I should have got better grades in highschool, still should have went to the best college I got into, and should have got better grades in college for that matter. I "failed" in that sense and I legitimately regret it.

Next time, before you're a complete douchebag and demean other people's problems over the internet because your failure was apparently OMG SO MUCH BIGGER OF A DEAL, get some perspective of your own.

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 

EDITED- not worth what I originally posted...

You misinterpreted CRE. The post wasn't directed at you, so quit taking so much offense. I could have phrased it better but what you claimed I posted is not what i meant. In the grand scheme of things, once you grow older and experience issues with family, health, and so on, college choice is most likely going to seem like a minor failure. Furthermore, if you are willing to work hard enough, you can get around the strong majority of school choice (going to non-target) issues you have. Therefore, while this question would typically be interesting to ask, too many people on WSO haven't experienced enough of life to give their actual answers.

 
triplectz:
#FirstWorldProblems

GuessWhichWorldWeLiveIn

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 

Not going to a targ-

Nah I'll say something else.

There are many mess ups but I kick myself a lot for picking the wrong university major. I didn't think long term nor did I do my research carefully when it came to selecting my major and the future prospect it offered. The result? A shit GPA and a rather crappy university life trying to pathetically salvage it. And the major I struggled in didn't even have good future prospects. It sucks having a bad GPA permanently tattooed to you especially when considering jobs or B-school. Even if I overcome the struggle one day, my life could of been a hell lot better had I chose something easier(imo).

Of course this is a result of not properly researching in advance and planning long term. To any of you who are still young, please don't just go with the flow. We have the internet now so there's no excuse for not attempting to get as many facts as possible before making important decisions. Sure WSO and other sites have some misleading info. But its better than JUST listening to what your few local friends/family(who have no experience) or people like recruiters/university staff say (who have ulterior motives for giving you advice)

Basically, take the time to search for all the relevant info before making decisions. As simple as this sounds, I somehow missed it.

 

I will let you in on a secret - A GPA doesn't matter first your past job. Make yourself interesting, differentiate yourself for B-school and you will be fine. I know people who have gotten into top MBA's with below 3.0 gpa's in college.

My regrets:

-Going to a non-target instead of a larger state school

-non targets are a waste of money. If you don't get into a top 20 school, but go to a large state school

 
perpetual:
Failing to get married. I've had three engagements get broken off due to commitment to career over my girlfriends. Those were in three different countries each as well.
to be fair, it's much better to have a failed engagement than a failed marriage.
 

My biggest failure in life would probably be not sticking up for a teammate (as well as fellow classmate) who was being severely bullied/hazed by other teammates in our high school sports team. The kid ended up taking his own life. The outrage that ensued from the school, faculty and parents (especially parents) was significant. The rest of our season was canceled (we were forced to forfeit the rest of our games plus playoffs) and every person on the team was forced to go through a disciplinary committee hearing (which was particularly frightening, since having something on your permanent record could jeopardize college admissions chances).

Every person on the team except for me was guilty for taking part in the hazing - whether it was out of being naturally mean-spirited or from peer pressure was open to interpretation. However, sometimes I feel like I was worse than any of my teammates, since I KNEW what it was they were doing and I went along with it. All the kid really needed was a friend, someone who would protect him. To this day, I can still recall numerous occasions in the locker room where if I stood up for the kid with a simple "Hey guys, knock it off, leave him alone," it might have made all the difference in the world.

 

I don't think I explored enough my freshman year of college and my grades also suffered that year. If I could re-do any part of my life it would be that year. But I also recognize that I wasn't in the best state of mind back then due to emotional issues and burn out. Growing up in a traditional "tiger mom" household really kills you at some point.

Didn't get any poon that year and I lost like 0.3 (

 

Quitting college football after blowing out my left knee my sophmore year, I had a legitimate chance of playing on Sundays. Now I live with the regret watching guys I played against get $50MM deals.

oh ya and my first divorce, I hate that bitch.

 

Smoking, hands down the WORST thing I did to myself. I was chain smoking for years and it was killing my health and my wallet. I finally quit a while ago and I have to be honest, I feel great...and I'm really shocked at how much extra cash I have.

I went through a period of very self destructive rebellion after my father passed. In retrospect, I should have joined the military or gone to law school. They would have been better outlets for my rage. Live and learn.

Get busy living
 
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what's with all the "#finance, #douchebag #mylifeissohorriblebecauseiwenttoanontarget" shit.... this ain't fucking twitter.... and the worst decision you all have made is not what school you went to. if you were a true fucking boss it wouldn't matter where you went. i went to a total fucking non-target - so non-target it would make your schools look like gold. and guess what, I turned out just fine because rather than bitching on some random finance blog I went out and hustled. Maybe all your biggest mistakes are just being bitches about it instead of manning the fuck up and doing something for yourself. Bring on the monkey shit, all you non-target failures. #idontgiveafuck

 
iRX:
if you were a true fucking boss it wouldn't matter where you went. i went to a total fucking non-target - so non-target it would make your schools look like gold. and guess what, I turned out just fine because rather than bitching on some random finance blog I went out and hustled.
Silver banana material.

Since I'm not from the U.S I try to avoid making any comments on the importance of where you did your UG. However, I still believe a lot of people at this forum put too much emphasis on it. But then again, it could be very different from Europe.

Biggest failure? Not having the courage to say no to things I didn't want to do and not having the balls to pursue things I wanted to pursue.

But that's changing.

 
iRX:
what's with all the "#finance, #douchebag #mylifeissohorriblebecauseiwenttoanontarget" shit.... this ain't fucking twitter.... and the worst decision you all have made is not what school you went to. if you were a true fucking boss it wouldn't matter where you went. i went to a total fucking non-target - so non-target it would make your schools look like gold. and guess what, I turned out just fine because rather than bitching on some random finance blog I went out and hustled. Maybe all your biggest mistakes are just being bitches about it instead of manning the fuck up and doing something for yourself. Bring on the monkey shit, all you non-target failures. #idontgiveafuck

I love the assumption that because I or anyone else posted that they wish they would have went to a target they somehow "don't know how to hustle" or aren't a success. Hah ok buddy #coolhashtags

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 
iRX:
what's with all the "#finance, #douchebag #mylifeissohorriblebecauseiwenttoanontarget" shit.... this ain't fucking twitter.... and the worst decision you all have made is not what school you went to. if you were a true fucking boss it wouldn't matter where you went. i went to a total fucking non-target - so non-target it would make your schools look like gold. and guess what, I turned out just fine because rather than bitching on some random finance blog I went out and hustled. Maybe all your biggest mistakes are just being bitches about it instead of manning the fuck up and doing something for yourself. Bring on the monkey shit, all you non-target failures. #idontgiveafuck

This. 100%. Biggest mistake of your life is the school you went to? Get a fcking life. I went to a POS school and I'm in one of the top groups in Canada. Would it have been easier if I went to Ivey and got my HBA? Yeah, maybe it would have. I had to put in a little more hard work but at the end of the day who gives a shit. God, a bunch of children on this site. If you're that overwhelmed by the extra work it takes if you went to a non-target / didn't get a 4.0 I promise you life gets way harder.

I was really hoping we'd get some introspective posts in this but I guess I'm overestimating the population of one dimensional people here.

 
juniormistmaker:
God, a bunch of children on this site. If you're that overwhelmed by the extra work it takes if you went to a non-target / didn't get a 4.0 I promise you life gets way harder. I was really hoping we'd get some introspective posts in this but I guess I'm overestimating the population of one dimensional people here.

oh for the love of god

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 
juniormistmaker:
iRX:
what's with all the "#finance, #douchebag #mylifeissohorriblebecauseiwenttoanontarget" shit.... this ain't fucking twitter.... and the worst decision you all have made is not what school you went to. if you were a true fucking boss it wouldn't matter where you went. i went to a total fucking non-target - so non-target it would make your schools look like gold. and guess what, I turned out just fine because rather than bitching on some random finance blog I went out and hustled. Maybe all your biggest mistakes are just being bitches about it instead of manning the fuck up and doing something for yourself. Bring on the monkey shit, all you non-target failures. #idontgiveafuck

This. 100%. Biggest mistake of your life is the school you went to? Get a fcking life. I went to a POS school and I'm in one of the top groups in Canada. Would it have been easier if I went to Ivey and got my HBA? Yeah, maybe it would have. I had to put in a little more hard work but at the end of the day who gives a shit. God, a bunch of children on this site. If you're that overwhelmed by the extra work it takes if you went to a non-target / didn't get a 4.0 I promise you life gets way harder.

I was really hoping we'd get some introspective posts in this but I guess I'm overestimating the population of one dimensional people here.

Whooooaaaaa, Canadian tough guy over here.

 

Well for me it would be not even planning to go to college after high school. It seemed right at the time, as I was working for the family business, but looking back I should have at least studied for the ACT/SAT exams and been ready to apply.

Because of this, I am at a average state school with debt and will need to go to grad school for a "re-branding" of my resume.

"There are only two opinions in this world: Mine and the wrong one." -Jeremy Clarkson
 

I'm going exactly the opposite direction most of you are. Going to a "target" is my biggest regret. I wish I would have gone to Ohio State and fucked sorority girls for four years. Instead I went to a target with a fairly shitty social scene and a good amount of debt. Now i'm in a similar spot to where I could have been out of a Big 10/pac 12/ACC school but with debt and having enjoyed my college years far less than I could have.

 

I attended a non-target and broke into a megafund as my first job as an undergrad.

That being said....my single biggest regret is probably not being born into a better quality, COMPLETELY different family :). Is that actually my fault - No but that's life.

Other biggest mistake - not maintaining certain friendships.

This thread is literally filled with whiny little bitches. Throw monkey sh*t at me, I know several people will.

P.S. What happened to all the target trolls that reign hell when non-targets comment like this? They should have a field day with this.

P.P.S. Jesus Christ, how many Asians are on this forum??? Not to make a generalization but beyond Asians who complains like this? Yup - my account is getting banned.

 

My biggest mistake was trusting my dad too much in my college choice. Typical asian thing to do. In terms of my career, quality of classmates and college life, everything sucked hard.

Make no mistake, a bad college choice can set you back tremendously and be an endless source of frustration.

 

Encapsulating this thread:

Attend Target: No Regrets & life success Attend Non-target: Life Mistake & Life Failure

Encapsulating WSO Trolls:

Attend Non-target: Loser --- Should've worked harder in high school WSO Response: You're a cunt

Encaspulating WSO

Attend Non-target, Network & work hard: Success Other half of WSO: Attend target ---> Use OCR ---> Help how do I prepare for beaten to death interview at XYZ?

 
FinancialNoviceII:
I still fail to understand how everyone seems to be mistaking regret for failure. All of you are from failures (I would hope) so be thankful.

To clarify, what do you mean "I would hope"? Do you mean that you hope people have made mistakes in their lives or something else? I sincerely am not entirely sure I understand your comment.

 
financeneophyte:
FinancialNoviceII:
I still fail to understand how everyone seems to be mistaking regret for failure. All of you are from failures (I would hope) so be thankful.

To clarify, what do you mean "I would hope"? Do you mean that you hope people have made mistakes in their lives or something else? I sincerely am not entirely sure I understand your comment.

Meant to say 'far from failures'. I meant that I hope most of the people here havent made decisions in their lives that they consider failures.

 

Only playing as much professional hockey as I did. Had a real steep forward curve through my teens and didn't realize my full potential and gave up too easily in the pros. I have a much greater appreciation for any story of a minor league player slugging it out in the minors for 10+ years and finally making it. Minor league any sport is a mental grind and I can't even begin to understand how much mental fortitude they have. I must be weak.

This to all my hatin' folks seeing me getting guac right now..
 

Biggest regrets:

1) totally giving up college sports after an injury freshman year, dunno why I gave up so easily, I could've played another position or tried to walk on to another sport. stupid. 2) breaking up with my insanely perfect hot girlfriend before senior year so I could 'live it up'. she was an angel.

My drinkin' problem left today, she packed up all her bags and walked away.
 

Honestly, my biggest failure is not having the courage to know failure could happen to me and still pursuing my goal regardless. In other words, being afraid of failure. Always planning how I'm going to execute but never really wholeheartedly executing.

 

Wasting so much time on video games/Internet throughout middle school and high school. Surprisingly I still had decent grades, but if it wasn't for that I'm certain that I would have gotten into a better university

 

Freshman year of undergrad I lost my full ride golf scholarship because I broke my elbow diving to catch the football in my fraternities intramural game. I was red-shirted, and could only participate in team practices but wasn't allowed to qualify for tournaments yet. So what do I do? Try to play wide receiver like a white Randy Moss.. I'm a golfer.. Anyway, had two metal pins placed in my elbow and out for 8 months including physical therapy. Coach decides to set up a meeting with my parents and precedes to tell me and them that since I'm not qualifying for tournaments he needs to use my scholarship money for players who can actually swing the club.

 

Where do I start?

  1. Smoking
  2. Being kicked out the dorms my freshman year of college.
  3. Graduating with a low GPA
  4. Not getting internships until my senior year
  5. Burning bridges with old friends
  6. Doing too many things at one time to try to catch up (Study for CFA, go to school, do internships and try to rage all at once)... It ended up being shit.
  7. Blowing good opportunities because I thought I was above a certain position
  8. Fucking around worrying about being cool than trying to be successful
  9. Let myself get overweight
  10. Thinking I was entitled to something in the real world once I graduated from hs/college.
 
madmoney15:
5. Burning bridges with old friends

guilty of this. not so much burning bridges but I'm terrible at keeping connected with people. have grown apart from several very good friends. highly regrettable.

 

Not expanding my social scene enough in college. Spent a couple years tying to force it with group of people I didn't really connect with, and now I'm graduating with only a couple decent close college buddies. Got my awesome girlfriend and some close high school friends, thankfully, but I would have enjoyed my college experience a lot more. Some people graduate with friends for life, but I didn't really make any.

 
Flake:
Reading this thread.

Wow really? You need to gain some life perspective and realize that there are people out there with AIDS and SMALL PENISES who have actual problems. It is so typical of WSO to complain about their over-privileged reading habits instead of actual problems like TESTICULAR CANCER and COMPLETE FINANCIAL RUIN.

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 
CRE:
Flake:
Reading this thread.

Wow really? You need to gain some life perspective and realize that there are people out there with AIDS and SMALL PENISES who have actual problems. It is so typical of WSO to complain about their over-privileged reading habits instead of actual problems like TESTICULAR CANCER and COMPLETE FINANCIAL RUIN.

I was kidding...I actually didn't read any of this shit. Just the title.

Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.
 

Disclaimer: I am only 20; however, not being open to more opportunities and being close-minded have been two of my biggest regrets thus far in UG. Also, worrying about pleasing others(both friendships and parents) and not pursuing what I feel is what I actually want to do with my life. That said--I have two years left of UG, and I am going to make the most of it.

 
boredviewer:

Not going to a targ-

Of course this is a result of not properly researching in advance and planning long term. To any of you who are still young, please don't just go with the flow. We have the internet now so there's no excuse for not attempting to get as many facts as possible before making important decisions. Sure WSO and other sites have some misleading info. But its better than JUST listening to what your few local friends/family(who have no experience) or people like recruiters/university staff say (who have ulterior motives for giving you advice)

Basically, take the time to search for all the relevant info before making decisions. As simple as this sounds, I somehow missed it.

This is very true. Sometimes your family and friends can cloud your judgment and unknowingly give a very biased opinion. Getting advice from someone that has no emotional attachment in the process or outcome is essential.

 
Cruncharoo:

Only playing as much professional hockey as I did. Had a real steep forward curve through my teens and didn't realize my full potential and gave up too easily in the pros..

After watching the Stanley Cup get handed out last night this is more true than ever. First time in the 2 years since I quit that I REALLY missed hockey and I wept like a little girl. Then seeing this thread get bumped this morning.... punch right in the dick.

This to all my hatin' folks seeing me getting guac right now..
 
AllDay_028:

I'm going exactly the opposite direction most of you are. Going to a "target" is my biggest regret. I wish I would have gone to Ohio State and fucked sorority girls for four years. Instead I went to a target with a fairly shitty social scene and a good amount of debt. Now i'm in a similar spot to where I could have been out of a Big 10/pac 12/ACC school but with debt and having enjoyed my college years far less than I could have.

this is an interesting point. a lot of you gunning for a finance job are probably lamenting the limits from your non-target. think opposite: there's a reason such a big % of analysts leave after 1-2 years. so if it doesn't work out for you, is the extra cost / less happiness from 4 years at a target really worth it?

for a close friend (and analyst classmate), she wanted to leave her analyst stint at a great desk to pursue her dream in a different industry. her dream has basically nothing to do with the quality of her UG education.

problem: she went to a major target and financed it mostly with debt. after college, she was pretty much stuck at a finance job she wanted to quit to pursue her dream but wasn't able because of the MINIMUM payment she had to make on her loans per month. she also openly admitted that she recruited for finance mostly for the pay to pay off her debt. it was a scary 4-digit number. never underestimate the power of compound interest my friends.

she ended up quitting regardless, but definitely later than she could have had she not have that huge debt. i also know she went out hustling quite a bit for $ (like get sponsors).

 

Not sizing on the moment to be more of a Playa in HS.

"It's very easy to have too many goals and be overwhelmed by them... The trick is to find the one thing you can focus on that represents every other single thing you want in life." -- @"Edmundo Braverman"
 

i rember the bigest regret of my life. it sems like it was yesterday except it was on Jan 28, 2011. i had just finishd big project with my team (Golman TMT IBD) and we wer goin 2 get botle service at top NYC nighclub with bunch of hot girls (prob over 50-75) we got wasted as we tlkd aobut bein rainmakers n doin $100B deals. all da girls were beggin to hav sex and i had 5 begin to sex me up, i opted to go wit all 5 at once (only sumtin balla bankers get to do).

this weas the bigest mistake of my life becuz i forgot to pay atention to one of them, oops, she was the ugliest (still a 9.9/10 tho) and she got mad and left. i got rel angry because i watned 5 at once cause that would have been a new record for me (jk my record is 10 at once)

I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
 
Neighbor:

i rember the bigest regret of my life. it sems like it was yesterday except it was on Jan 28, 2011. i had just finishd big project with my team (Golman TMT IBD) and we wer goin 2 get botle service at top NYC nighclub with bunch of hot girls (prob over 50-75) we got wasted as we tlkd aobut bein rainmakers n doin $100B deals. all da girls were beggin to hav sex and i had 5 begin to sex me up, i opted to go wit all 5 at once (only sumtin balla bankers get to do).

this weas the bigest mistake of my life becuz i forgot to pay atention to one of them, oops, she was the ugliest (still a 9.9/10 tho) and she got mad and left. i got rel angry because i watned 5 at once cause that would have been a new record for me (jk my record is 10 at once)

Agree.

Same story with my starter team - I wouldn't have bottom-tier pokemon like bulbasaurs or caterpies so I opted to go with a team of 3 dragonites and 3 mewtwos (basically as alpha as you can get). Unfortunately the money from the trainer battles couldn't cover both the dragonites' food costs and the mewtwos' medical checkups, so I ended up keeping only one of each and catching 4 geodudes. shrugs

speed boost blaze
 

Not figuring out what I wanted to do earlier in life. Which seems pretty stupid because you're supposed to use life to figure shit out. But anyways... switched majors 5 times, switched careers 3 times, couldn't decide where I wanted to move after college (and actually had two offers explode because of it). Yeah.

Currently: future neurologist, current psychotherapist Previously: investor relations (top consulting firm), M&A consulting (Big 4), M&A banking (MM)
 

If you asked me a year ago, my biggest failures were probably: 1) Letting the girl on my dreams get away, who was also my best friend. 2) Not getting a front office job even though I went to a Target - partially my fault, partially out of my control (graduated during subprime crisis/worked a lot for spending money...but I also smoked too much pot and skipped class a lot)

But then I got the girl back, and spent a year killing myself on business school apps/GMAT and got into my top choice, so I guess my biggest failure at this point is when I crapped my pants in 2nd grade. That was bad.

 

I can honestly say I've never failed at anything I set out to do. Now, my life is riddled with terrible decisions. But that's not necessarily a failure.

heister: Look at all these wannabe richies hating on an expensive salad. https://arthuxtable.com/
 

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