There's more to life than passing exams, and paper qualifications can only take you so far. A lot depends on luck, and on being in the right place at the right time, which was certainly true in my case.
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But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing.
I was never very good at exams, having a poor memory and finding the examination process rather artificial, and there never seemed to be enough time to follow up things that really interested me.
I know what it feels like to struggle to get the education that you need.
And finally I begin to have such a success in my examinations that I found myself in a career you see.
I didn't have any qualifications when I left school - I had three O-levels.
I had never passed a single school exam, and clearly never would.
I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail.
You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.
If you don't meet the standards, then you don't qualify.
To be successful in life what you need is education, not literacy and degrees.