"Last year, I received a somewhat nasty remark from my professor after turning in a biology project. When I approached him about his comment on my essay, he said, 'You can do so much better. I didn't expect this garbage from you.' I was shocked and upset at first because I thought I did a good job. However, I have always embraced feedback as an opportunity to improve myself and grow, so I decided to look at the feedback from a different angle. My professor had always been a little rough around the edges, so what he said could be expected. I decided he believed I could do better, so I asked for an extension on my project to improve it. He gave me an extra three days. I redid my project and put more attention to detail, research, and time into it. After resubmitting my project, my professor gave me an A and told me never to take the easy way out and always give 100%. I realized his feedback is the reason I am so meticulous in everything I do now."
