Rejection and the consequences of my faults

Today I was rejected from my dream school. I had 97 out of 100 points but they wanted a perfect score. Nobody to blame other than myself for the rejection. I could've studied harder, smarter, put more effort in but these are the results and the past is unchangeable. Negligence and undermining have plagued my entire education and I've always been inches away from achieving my goals. 

Nevertheless, the present is only a mirror of the past. 

I'm still waiting on results from one other school but I'm not too hopeful on that front either. 

The most important thing is to not lose your footing in the minefields of life. Life is full of disappointeds that can easily put you in a rut that'll eat you like cancer. Emotions only fuel the fire. Keep clear of them.

Down in a hole and I don't know if I can be saved

See my heart, I decorate it like a grave

Oh, you don't understand who they thought I was supposed to be

Look at me now, a man who won't let himself be

Keep your heads up and keep going.