TBH, I see your response as normal. How could you NOT be disappointed? You MUST not allow yourself to be derailed now...

Clearly you're intelligent, maybe even brilliant. You don't say that you "failed," only that you could have done better.

You CAN DO this, TorturedSoul. All is not lost. You have what it takes. Your professors know this, too.

I volunteer to be your cheerleader.