One of extremely difficult decisions that I had to make was going on an exchange program in Japan during my studies. The decision was extremely complicated and the whole process took so much time since I had to plan out my finances as well as graduation plans. That’s why I started looking into SCOM scholarships since without a scholarship I would not have been able to support myself but I did plan it ahead that even if I got a scholarship I would try my best to find a part-time job so I could support myself and travel around the country while I’m there and that’s exactly why all I did. The decision itself was extremely difficult because of so many factors mostly regarding my family and the way they would think and whether they would support me or not but also the distance since Japan and Serbia are quite far away and when I had to go to Japan I had to travel for over 14 hours so it’s really tiring but in the end I’m really glad that I decided to go study there since it became a really valuable experience for my personal growth
Band 7+: Describe a difficult decision that you made. You should say: - What the decision was about - What the different options were - Why it was a difficult decision And explain what you learned from the experience.
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One of the most difficult decisions that I had to make was going on an exchange program in Japan during my studies. The decision was complicated, and the whole process took a lot of time since I had to plan my finances as well as my graduation plans. That's why I started looking into SCOM scholarships, since without a scholarship I would not have been able to support myself. I planned ahead that even if I got a scholarship, I would try my best to find a part-time job so I could support myself and travel around the country while I was there, and that's exactly what I did. The decision itself was difficult because of many factors, mostly regarding my family and how they would think and whether they would support me or not. The distance was also a concern, as Japan and Serbia are quite far apart, and when I had to go to Japan, I had to travel for over 14 hours, which is really tiring. But in the end, I'm really glad that I decided to study there, as it became a valuable experience for my personal growth.
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