I would like to talk about difficult situations that I faced when I was in high school. At that time I had to choose between my favourite major, nursing, and the subjects that my parents like me to take which is architecture. So it was a difficult time because I didn’t want to upset my parents but at the same time I would like to keep my interest. I know that if I did not pursue something that I like I would not have a good result on it. So I tried to talk to my parents for many many times and try to convince them with all the fat and data and also the truth feelings of me. Okay so I guess my dad, my dad was more supportive than my mom because my mom really wanted me to be an architect. So at that time my dad actually helped me a lot, okay, in convincing my mom to accept my decision and after some time, okay, with my dad’s help and also my sister and my brother’s help, my mom was finally convinced that I should do something alike. So finally I was able to choose nursing as my major in my uni and what I can learn from my from this experience is that I think it’s very important that we have to be open to the other people about what we thought and insist on something that we believe in and try to get help from people you trust and I guess that that will be quite useful if you do not pursue or you just Gave up because of somebody’s
Band 6+: Describe a time you overcame a significant challenge. You should say: - What the challenge was - What steps you took to overcome it - Who helped you, if anyone And explain what you learned from the experience.
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I would like to talk about a difficult situation that I faced when I was in high school. At that time, I had to choose between my favorite major, nursing, and the subject that my parents wanted me to take, which was architecture. It was a challenging time because I didn't want to upset my parents, but at the same time, I wanted to pursue my interests. I knew that if I did not follow something I liked, I would not achieve good results in it. I tried to talk to my parents many times and convince them with all the facts and data, as well as my true feelings. My dad was more supportive than my mom because my mom really wanted me to be an architect. During that time, my dad helped me a lot in convincing my mom to accept my decision. After some time, with my dad's help, along with my sister's and brother's support, my mom was finally convinced that I should pursue something I liked. Ultimately, I was able to choose nursing as my major in university. What I learned from this experience is that it is very important to be open with others about our thoughts, to insist on what we believe in, and to seek help from people we trust. I believe that this approach is quite useful, especially if you feel like giving up because of someone else's opinion.
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