[laurenlacy]

When I was a sophomore in college I read my exam schedule incorrectly... so I showed up to a 6:30 pm exam at 8 pm. I thought I had doomed myself to fail the class, and it was a class I couldn't afford to fail. Two years later and I'm doing well in my senior year of college, and the only reason I remember that class at all is because of that mistake that I made. Your mistakes aren't as important as how you handle them and learn from them. I've been sure to double check my exam schedule every time since that incident.

As the other replys have mentioned, you'll have the opportunity to win other awards this year. It is a hard feeling to feel that you've let your team down, but most everyone has been there at one point or another. Take this as a learning experience. Your team will still have the chance to compete, you're still in the running for other awards, and years down the road you'll probably laugh about this. Take the opportunity to own the situation, and you might be surprised by the positive outcomes.