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19 Sep 2008, 15:05
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Has anyone written challenging time essay? The 2nd question of the essay has confused me a bit. 'Explain how you grew personally, either despite this challenge or because of it.'
So, I wrote about the challenging time and how I handled the challenge. To answer the 2nd question, would I be writing something like
I learned x. Because I did this, I learned to handle y. I understood z.
How are you guys answering this question? Also, what is the approximate ratio of Answer 1 to Answer 2?
So, I wrote about the challenging time and how I handled the challenge. To answer the 2nd question, would I be writing something like
I learned x. Because I did this, I learned to handle y. I understood z.
How are you guys answering this question? Also, what is the approximate ratio of Answer 1 to Answer 2?
19 Sep 2008, 15:16
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Has anyone written challenging time essay? The 2nd question of the essay has confused me a bit. 'Explain how you grew personally, either despite this challenge or because of it.'
So, I wrote about the challenging time and how I handled the challenge. To answer the 2nd question, would I be writing something like
I learned x. Because I did this, I learned to handle y. I understood z.
How are you guys answering this question? Also, what is the approximate ratio of Answer 1 to Answer 2?
So, I wrote about the challenging time and how I handled the challenge. To answer the 2nd question, would I be writing something like
I learned x. Because I did this, I learned to handle y. I understood z.
How are you guys answering this question? Also, what is the approximate ratio of Answer 1 to Answer 2?
I spent 25% describing the problem, then the next 15% describing why it was challenging and the rest what I learned from this challenge and the steps I took to overcome it.
My biggest problem is the word limit , 300 words seems very less, unlike the Tuck essay where I could use 500 words for a similar essay!
19 Sep 2008, 17:55
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Has anyone written challenging time essay? The 2nd question of the essay has confused me a bit. 'Explain how you grew personally, either despite this challenge or because of it.'
So, I wrote about the challenging time and how I handled the challenge. To answer the 2nd question, would I be writing something like
I learned x. Because I did this, I learned to handle y. I understood z.
How are you guys answering this question? Also, what is the approximate ratio of Answer 1 to Answer 2?
So, I wrote about the challenging time and how I handled the challenge. To answer the 2nd question, would I be writing something like
I learned x. Because I did this, I learned to handle y. I understood z.
How are you guys answering this question? Also, what is the approximate ratio of Answer 1 to Answer 2?
A good way to handle "how you grew/acted/developed" questions is using the STAR format: situation/task -> action -> result.
For these types of questions I....
1. Describe the situation. (situation)
2. How it impacted me. (action)
3. What I learned. (action)
4. Example of my actions based on what I learned. (result)
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I plan to be at or below the limit. I'm the conservative type and unless it specifically says recommended (i.e., Columbia) or has strange guidelines (i.e., Tuck), I'm sticking to the rules. The way I see it is that thousands of people have been able to stick to the rules over the years. My case is no more different or special than any of the other folks that have been admitted at Ross (or any other top school), so I will stick to the limits. 34 words is maybe 1-1.5 sentences. Have someone else take a pass at your essay. I guarantee you can get it to 500 or below. 
. Will find someone else for the task 
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