taroto
Jan 14, 2017
Undergraduate / My experience of selling samosa taught me to be optimistic... UBC Pharmacy [3]
I'm applying for pharmacy and I'm concerned about whether my answer is both relevant to the question and somewhat acceptable on a pharmacy application (like should I try to focus on something more relevant to skills/attitudes a pharmacist should have?).
The question is:
Tell us about an experience, in school or out, that taught you something about yourself and/or the world around you. (maximum 200 words)
It's still a draft so it's over the word limit.
Often, there are two perspectives to each story, and it's the perspective one chooses to see that is made reality. When I first joined XXX, one of our first events of the year was a samosa sale. We were looking forward to hosting it as early as possible to avoid the dreary weather that comes with late fall, but as our proposed date neared, it became evident that the forecast for our outdoor fundraiser was rainy. We were worried that the rain would drive people away, so we started discussing about the possibility of selling fewer samosas. However, the number of samosas we planned to sell was important because if we sold out, we would raise enough money to reach one of our goals. Consequently, we decided to stay firm with our initial order and instead, we focused on marketing the idea of eating warm samosas on a rainy day. The day of the event was cold, windy, and rainy, as expected. But, the sale itself was better than we had anticipated; instead of struggling to sell, we struggled to give everyone their samosas quickly. After the event, we realized the rain had helped us sell the samosa, which is ironic considering our original disappointment when we first learned about the rain. This experience taught me that there is always a positive perspective to a seemingly negative situation, and that the better opinion is the one we choose to focus on.
I'm applying for pharmacy and I'm concerned about whether my answer is both relevant to the question and somewhat acceptable on a pharmacy application (like should I try to focus on something more relevant to skills/attitudes a pharmacist should have?).
The question is:
Tell us about an experience, in school or out, that taught you something about yourself and/or the world around you. (maximum 200 words)
It's still a draft so it's over the word limit.
the rain helped us
Often, there are two perspectives to each story, and it's the perspective one chooses to see that is made reality. When I first joined XXX, one of our first events of the year was a samosa sale. We were looking forward to hosting it as early as possible to avoid the dreary weather that comes with late fall, but as our proposed date neared, it became evident that the forecast for our outdoor fundraiser was rainy. We were worried that the rain would drive people away, so we started discussing about the possibility of selling fewer samosas. However, the number of samosas we planned to sell was important because if we sold out, we would raise enough money to reach one of our goals. Consequently, we decided to stay firm with our initial order and instead, we focused on marketing the idea of eating warm samosas on a rainy day. The day of the event was cold, windy, and rainy, as expected. But, the sale itself was better than we had anticipated; instead of struggling to sell, we struggled to give everyone their samosas quickly. After the event, we realized the rain had helped us sell the samosa, which is ironic considering our original disappointment when we first learned about the rain. This experience taught me that there is always a positive perspective to a seemingly negative situation, and that the better opinion is the one we choose to focus on.
