I know that there has been a lot of activity concerning this topic lately, so I thought I would throw my hat into the ring. I am president of a fairly sizable premedical organization on my campus (~100 members). Over the past semester, we, as an executive board, have been mulling over the idea of proposing some amendments to our Constitution. The organization was become a little too stale, and the members far too nonchalant. I wanted to inspire a greater sense of accountability on the part of each individual member. We did in fact propose said amendments and were met with a lot of backlash. Everyone took things too personally, and it was hard to decipher real concerns from petty sqaubles. Nonetheless, we persevered, and I have learned a lot from the experience. The right choice is not always the popular choice. Would this be an okay topic? If not, do you have any suggestions?
Topic for "Biggest Obstacle/Adversity" Secondary
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i would advise against it. disagreements with colleagues and making unpopular choices is somewhat of a given when working professionally. not to say that it isn't a good learning opportunity, but it's not much of an adversity.
my suggestion: sit down and come up with a list of times in your life that were particularly difficult/challenging. write them all down, and think about each carefully. this question is tricky, but it really just requires taking the time to self-reflect and brainstorm before you even open a word doc
my suggestion: sit down and come up with a list of times in your life that were particularly difficult/challenging. write them all down, and think about each carefully. this question is tricky, but it really just requires taking the time to self-reflect and brainstorm before you even open a word doc
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Persevered as in successfully passed the amendments? I think to be an obstacle, you have to have successfully overcome it. While I agree that it is not the largest obstacle in the realm of things, some people have been fortunate to have relatively adversity-free lives. If you don't trump it up to be "OMG my life is so hard no one understands what I went through," and instead focus on the measures you employed to overcome this challenge, it could work.
However, the more I think about it, the more this sounds like a "what is the harshest feedback you have ever received?" essay.
However, the more I think about it, the more this sounds like a "what is the harshest feedback you have ever received?" essay.
