Okay, the decision that I made that turn out at least my shifting with my friends because in my university life firstly I was lived in a house that we rent with my one friend and we lived there for two years and after that I made a decision that I shipped with my other friends. There are eight friends that we take a flight for rent and then it actually, it was actually very bad decision for me and what the circumstances were that after shifting my house to my friends and there is actually lot of friends we have we we lived together and then we actually lot of time we waste for gossiping and other things out outing and other things. So we did not actually have the time to study. So I think this decision has affected my study because when we lived together, more time more time we waste for gossiping and other things like playing, like outing, outside. So I don’t have time to study for and take time, manage time for myself. And I learned from this experience that actually stay alone and make some distance and not make more friends like you just make some few friends or two or three friends that will be your minded people that will make you feel good and make you forward.
Band 6+: Describe a decision you made that turned out to be a mistake. You should say: - What the decision was - Why you made it - What the consequences were And explain what you learned from this experience.
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Okay, the decision that I made that turned out badly was my decision to shift in with my friends. During my university life, I initially lived in a house that I rented with one friend, and we lived there for two years. After that, I made the decision to move in with my other friends. There were eight of us who rented a place together, and it turned out to be a very bad decision for me. The circumstances were that after shifting to my friends' house, we had a lot of friends living together, and we wasted a lot of time gossiping and going out. We did not actually have time to study. I think this decision affected my studies because when we lived together, we wasted more time gossiping and doing other things like playing and going out. I didn't have time to study or manage my time for myself. From this experience, I learned that it's better to stay alone and maintain some distance. It's not necessary to have many friends; it's better to have a few close friends, two or three, who are like-minded and will support you and help you move forward.
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