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If at first you don\u2019t succeed, try, try again is a motto that has served law student Muhammad Rafiq Izzat Zaidi well.<\/p>\n

After failing his degree 18 times, the self-described slow learner revealed that it would take him three attempts to pass one subject at university.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the more I failed, the longer a subject would stick in my head even though it took me 11 semesters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI failed as many as 18 times when I completed my studies,\u201d he confessed on a now-viral tweet.<\/p>\n

I m a slow learner in law school. I need to fail roughly 2-3 times to pass certain papers. But the more i failed, the deeper the subject engraved in my head though that costed me 11 sems. I ve failed forward 18 times till i finally graduated.<\/p>\n

Fail forward.
Hard work, works.<\/p>\n

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I m a slow learner in law school. I need to fail roughly 2-3 times to pass certain papers. But the more i failed, the deeper the subject engraved in my head though that costed me 11 sems. I ve failed forward 18 times till i finally graduated.<\/p>\n

Fail forward.
Hard work, works. pic.twitter.com\/7Najdt0n9u<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rafiq Izzat, Esq. (@RaffiqIzzat) September 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The 25-year-old said he took up a Bachelor of Law degree at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) at Shah Alam, Selangor in 2013.<\/p>\n

Rafiq explained that he was not diagnosed as a slow learner but instead had difficulties adjusting to new learning environments and it would take him a long time to understand a subject.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my first semester, I failed four subjects,\u201d he told mStar.<\/p>\n

The Kuantan native said that failure meant that he had to endure an additional three semesters before he could graduate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen my friends studied up to all eight semesters which is four years, I was still not finished. Seeing them start careers in the legal world put a lot of pressure on me.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then relatives would ask \u2018Rafiq, when are you going to finish studying? You\u2019ve been in uni for so long,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Rafiq also revealed he was almost expelled for failing a subject three times but was grateful he was given a second chance after an appeal.<\/p>\n

The eldest of four siblings never let failure stand in his way of obtaining a law degree.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a time I considered suicide. I was driving and felt like crashing my car into opposing traffic to release tension.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I didn\u2019t do it because I thought what\u2019s the point, it wasn\u2019t going to solve my problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Rafiq said he owed it to his parents and lecturers who gave him the strength to carry on.<\/p>\n

After all, it has always been his dream to become a lawyer since he was in primary school.<\/p>\n

He completed his studies earlier this year and currently works as a chamber\u2019s trainee.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thankful for finally finishing my studies after so long. I will work hard to become a lawyer and own my own law firm.<\/p>\n

\u201cRemember, if you fail seven times, you have to get up for the eighth. Hard work pays off,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Source: malaymail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n