Describe an obstacle or challenge you have faced in your life. How have you overcome this challenge and grown from this experience? (250 words)
My below average performance in grade 10 midterms convinced me that I could not multi-task. That year I had responsibilities as the School Captain and on top of that I could not let go of my interest in public speaking competitions as well. All of this eventually compiled in my academic results and I vowed to myself that I would solely focus on academics in coming years.
I actually stuck to my promise and did not get involved with outside classroom activities in grade 11. I went to school, paid attention in class, came back home, revised my lessons and repeated the same routine the next day.
It was less hectic and I had huge amount of time to focus on my academics. However, since I was always in the habit of taking responsibilities, I gradually felt a big part missing from me. My school was always lively with events happening now and then. I observed my seniors whole-heartedly involved with everything and staying after-school to devote time for other activities.
This hit me hard and made me realize that there is always a way out if you are passionate about something. I learnt from my seniors that balancing extracurricular and academics were always the trick of time management.
Hence, I registered my name for Student Council in my last year of high school. It was an enriching experience because my learning took place beyond classroom and I learnt to put my time management skills into practice.
My below average performance in grade 10 midterms convinced me that I could not multi-task. That year I had responsibilities as the School Captain and on top of that I could not let go of my interest in public speaking competitions as well. All of this eventually compiled in my academic results and I vowed to myself that I would solely focus on academics in coming years.
I actually stuck to my promise and did not get involved with outside classroom activities in grade 11. I went to school, paid attention in class, came back home, revised my lessons and repeated the same routine the next day.
It was less hectic and I had huge amount of time to focus on my academics. However, since I was always in the habit of taking responsibilities, I gradually felt a big part missing from me. My school was always lively with events happening now and then. I observed my seniors whole-heartedly involved with everything and staying after-school to devote time for other activities.
This hit me hard and made me realize that there is always a way out if you are passionate about something. I learnt from my seniors that balancing extracurricular and academics were always the trick of time management.
Hence, I registered my name for Student Council in my last year of high school. It was an enriching experience because my learning took place beyond classroom and I learnt to put my time management skills into practice.
