I still don't think it's helpful to think in terms of failure. My brother dropped out of uni twice before he figured out what he really wanted to do, and now he's finishing his 2nd year part-time and getting firsts. I sometimes view leaving medschool as a failure, but actually it was a very brave decision to make to refuse to mould myself into the person they wanted me to be, and viewing it as a failure is just a stick to beat myself with.

*Willow*