I would like to tell a difficult situation that I faced recently. It was the final decision, whether I shall quit my stable job here, but attaining foreign university to accomplish my higher studies. Look, as I have a substantial amount of exposure at my present job and I am in the mid-level position, so it was a quite challenging decision to make, whether to leave my present job, I may face financial strains due to the lift of my present stable job. On the other hand, I also think about the factors which contributes me to help take my decision on study abroad. So, you know, I am at the mid-level position and I am aspiring to be the topmost position in my organization or any other organization like my organization. So, I think career progression will depend a reputable degree from foreign reputed universities. So, also there are some costs involved for accomplishing the degree as I aspire to complete my master’s in financial engineering in a reputed university in the US. So, there are so much costs involved, but I have to also consider the degree.
Band 6+: 15. Describe a time when you faced a difficult decision. • What was the decision? • What factors did you consider? • What was the outcome?
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I would like to tell you about a difficult situation that I faced recently. It was the final decision of whether I should quit my stable job here to attend a foreign university to pursue my higher studies. I have a substantial amount of exposure at my present job, and I am in a mid-level position, so it was quite a challenging decision to make. If I leave my current job, I may face financial strains due to the loss of my stable income. On the other hand, I also considered the factors that would help me make my decision about studying abroad. I am at a mid-level position and aspire to reach the topmost position in my organization or any other organization similar to mine. I believe career progression will depend on obtaining a reputable degree from a foreign university. There are also costs involved in achieving this degree, as I aspire to complete my master's in financial engineering at a reputable university in the US. There are significant costs involved, but I have to also consider the value of the degree.
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