Band 7: describe a challenging thing you have done you should say when you did it why you did it how you handled this challenge and explain why you thought it was challenging (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I think the most challenging thing that I have done was definitely finishing my double major degree. I started my second degree in my second year at university. The reason I started was that I wanted to change my university, but due to some circumstances, I wasn't able to do it. So I decided that if I couldn't change schools, I must try to improve myself where I currently am. So I decided on a win, basically. At the beginning, I had more workload, but it was still manageable. However, later the lessons became more advanced, and it became harder to focus on many subjects and keep up with all the homework and assignments. At that time, COVID hit, and I was really overwhelmed and stressed. I even considered dropping out of the second degree. But in the end, I pushed through, and I was able to finish both of my degrees. I am really glad that I was able to show resilience and overcome this challenge.

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I think the most challenging thing that I have done was definitely finishing my double major degree. I started my second degree in my second year of in the university. The reason I started was because I had wanted to change my university, but due to some circumstances I wasn’t able to do it. So I decided that if I can’t change schools, I must try to improve myself where I currently am. So I decided on a win basically. At the beginning I had more workload but it was still manageable. But later the lessons become more advanced and it became harder to focus on many subjects and keep up with all the homeworks and stuff. And at that time also COVID hit and I was really overwhelmed and really stressed. And I even considered dropping out from the second degree. But at the end I pushed through and I was able to finish both of my degrees. So I am really glad that I was able to show resilience and overcome this challenge.

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