Failed & Retook Wall Street Prep SA Test

Hi all, 

I'm an incoming summer analyst, and I just recently took two (out of five) of the Wall Street Prep tests assigned to incoming SAs. I got a 90%+ on the accounting test but failed the financial report analysis test (69% lol). I retook the test shortly after and got a 100%, and realized in hindsight that I made a stupid mistake that costed me the first take. I'm not freaking out but I'm worried if this is going to negatively impact my group placement for the summer. Should I reach out to HR and explain my mistake and low performance? 

Thanks.

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