Band 6: Describe a difficult decision you made • What the decision was • When you made it • Why it was difficult • What the result was (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So now I would like to talk about a time when I made the most challenging decision in my life. It happened four years ago. Before entering university, I couldn't decide which university to choose. At that time, it was really hard for me. My parents recommended that I prepare for the main subjects, math and physics. I was a little surprised by this because I was not good at all in those subjects. But anyway, I tried. I prepared for these two subjects for two months. However, I ultimately made the decision to give up because I didn't like them. The process was so boring; I couldn't enjoy it. In the end, I decided to prepare for the English faculty, which was considered the most effective and profitable option. I made up my mind, and I told my parents. They agreed that I would prepare for this kind of job, for this kind of faculty. Because of its toughness, I managed to make a decision.

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So now I would like to talk about a time when I made the most challenging decision in my life. So it happened four years ago. So before entering the university, I couldn’t decide what kind of university could I choose. So at that time it was really hard for me. But my parents recommended me to prepare for the main subjects, from math and physics. And I was a little bit surprised by this, because I was not good at all. But anyway I tried. I prepared for these two subjects for two months. One month, but consequently I made a decision that I had to give up, because I didn’t like them. The process was so boring, I couldn’t enjoy from them. So at the end I made up my mind that I prepared for English faculty, which was believed the most effective and profitable one. So I made up my mind. But I told my parents and they agreed that I would prepare for this kind of job, for this kind of faculty. And yeah, because of its toughness, I managed to make a decision.

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