A positive change in my life that I did, uh, more or less three years ago is in the change from high school to university. I change totally, uh, for different things. One of these is the passion that, um, I get in, uh, uh, the subject that I’m doing this because in the EG school, I think that you did that you have a lot of different subjects. And, uh, most of these maybe you don’t like that you. When you choose the university, the majority of the subject that you. That you will get, um, are things that you like. Or at least it could be in this way a more passion on what you study. Uh, it, um. It became in a better results that you get. Uh, this because you study what you like, um, and you study for a, uh, reason. You study because you will get a degree in few years. Um, I think that I can criticize. Criticize about the scholar system is that you study and you have no. You have no focus, you have no one goal that you will get in few years. And you, Sally, and um, you don’t know why.
Band 6+: Describe a positive change in your life. You should say: what the change was about when it happened describe details of the change that happened and describe how it affected you later in life.
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A positive change in my life that happened about three years ago was the transition from high school to university. It was a complete change for me, driven by several factors. One of the biggest was the newfound passion I developed for my chosen field of study. In high school, we were required to take a wide range of subjects, many of which I didn't particularly enjoy. However, when I chose my university major, I was able to focus on subjects that truly interested me. This sparked a passion for learning that I hadn't experienced before. The change also led to better academic results. Since I was studying something I loved, I was more motivated and engaged. I had a clear goal in mind – to earn a degree in a field that I was passionate about. In contrast, I felt that the high school system lacked focus. We were bombarded with a vast array of subjects without a clear direction or purpose. It felt like we were just going through the motions without a real understanding of why we were learning these things. The transition to university gave me a sense of purpose and direction that I had been missing in high school.
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