Band 7: A Difficult Decision You Made (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So the difficult decision that I made was probably choosing between studying or focusing on my gaming career. As you know, I used to be a semi-professional player of the game ROV, which is very popular in Thailand. If I could make it into the pro league, it would make a lot of money for me and my family. But I had to choose between studying and that game. I chose to study because the league was very competitive. I'm a person who doesn't feel very confident about myself. If you want to be in that league for a long time and sustain the form, you have to give your best to the team in the league, and you need really good mental strength. I don't have that. So I think I made a good decision to continue studying. Now, I'm currently looking forward to opportunities to get into a good college.

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So the difficult decision that I made was probably choosing between studying or focusing on my gaming career. So as you know, I used to be an ex-semi-professional player of the game ROV, which is very popular in Thailand. And if I could make it into the pro league, it would make a lot of money. I would make a lot of money for me and my family. But I have to choose between the studying and that game. And I chose study because the league was very, really competitive. And I don’t think that… So I’m a very, like… I’m a person that I don’t feel really confident about myself. And if you want to be in that league for a long time and sustain the form that you have to give the best to the team in the league, you have to have really, really good mental thinking. And I don’t have that. So I think that I’ve made a good decision to just continue to study. And now I’m currently looking forward for the opportunities to go into the good college.

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