Well, I think that life is not a bed of roses. Sometimes you have to make very difficult decisions. So, I would like to talk about one such decision which I made which was very challenging for me. And it is worth mentioning two years back I made a brave decision to pursue Masters during my B.S.C. program and I find very difficult to make new friends. Moreover, I was really introvert and I became very anxious in front of many people and I find it very difficult to socialize. So, I was dependent on my best friend even for the planetary issues and I remember that I used to request her to raise question to my professor on my behalf. So, I was dependent on her to that extent that I was not going on the occasions where she refused to go. And we remember that I remember that we decided to prepare for the Masters entrance test but somehow unfortunately she didn’t make, she didn’t get that mission. And I secured third rank. I was in dilemma whether to continue it or not. My family members they advised me to think about other alternative option but my uncle he advised me to go for it as it was my dream. So, initially it was very hectic for me and challenging for me I used to climb buckets. I find it very difficult most of the time I felt I felt left out and somehow I managed that I knew that no one is having my back. I had to take my own, I have to stand for myself. I somehow managed to answer the questions in front of my class. Moreover I gave presentation in front of the whole department. Everyone applauded me. So, I must say it really polished my communication skills and also boosted my personality and my confidence level. So, I think that it is a very brave decision for me and it really has a great impact on me.
Band 7+: Describe an important decision you made. You should say: What the decision was How you made the decision What the outcome was And explain why it was important to you.
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Well, I think that life is not a bed of roses. Sometimes you have to make very difficult decisions. So, I would like to talk about one such decision I made that was very challenging for me. It is worth mentioning that two years ago, I made a brave decision to pursue a Master's during my B.S.C. program, and I found it very difficult to make new friends. Moreover, I was really introverted, and I became very anxious in front of many people, making it hard for me to socialize. I was dependent on my best friend even for simple issues, and I remember that I used to request her to ask questions to my professor on my behalf. I was so dependent on her that I wouldn't attend events if she refused to go. I remember that we decided to prepare for the Master's entrance test, but unfortunately, she didn't get admission, while I secured third rank. I was in a dilemma about whether to continue or not. My family members advised me to consider other options, but my uncle encouraged me to go for it as it was my dream. Initially, it was very hectic and challenging for me; I felt overwhelmed. Most of the time, I felt left out, but I managed to push through, knowing that no one had my back. I had to stand up for myself. I somehow managed to answer questions in front of my class, and I even gave a presentation in front of the whole department. Everyone applauded me. I must say it really polished my communication skills and boosted my personality and confidence level. So, I think that it was a very brave decision for me, and it has had a great impact on me.
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