“Did not receive what you felt you deserved” secondary question?

[oregonian19]

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Hello y'all!

I am working on my secondary questions for OHSU. One of the questions is:

"Describe a time when you did not receive what you felt you deserved, and how you reacted."

I initially had a really hard time coming up with an answer to this question, but I finally thought of one!

So I wanted to become a pharmacy technician to get some more healthcare exposure. I looked up job listings in my area and saw that I met every criteria except I wasn't licensed and certified. So I went out, self-studied and took the test to get certified, and got licensed. I thought I checked all of the boxes to get a job. I eventually went to several interviews, but kept getting rejected because I didn't have any tech experience (even though job listings did not require experience). Initially, I was upset and annoyed, but I figured that I would get some technician experience in other ways. This led me to volunteer for a free clinic pharmacy where I acted in the role of a technician.

I am thinking this may be a good example because I thought I would get something as long as I jumped through the hoops (certification and license), was rejected because I didn't have experience, but continued to find other opportunities where I could get experience.

What do y'all think? Would love some feedback/comments! Thank you!

 

[M&L]

I think it sounds good. Shows that you didnt give up, and kept going. I would also be careful about sounding pissed off, and I would say that even though i was frustrated about being rejected, i understood that experience was essential, so i went and volunteered.... you know what i mean? you want to come off as a person who understands that sometimes rule suck, but they are there for a reason.

 

[oregonian19]

I think it sounds good. Shows that you didnt give up, and kept going. I would also be careful about sounding pissed off, and I would say that even though i was frustrated about being rejected, i understood that experience was essential, so i went and volunteered.... you know what i mean? you want to come off as a person who understands that sometimes rule suck, but they are there for a reason.

Yeah, I totally understand! That was definitely he angle I was going to take.

 

[DokterMom]

I think it sounds good. Shows that you didnt give up, and kept going. I would also be careful about sounding pissed off, and I would say that even though i was frustrated about being rejected, i understood that experience was essential, so i went and volunteered.... you know what i mean? you want to come off as a person who understands that sometimes rule suck, but they are there for a reason.

Alarm bells started to go off when you said "I would also be careful about sounding pissed off," because, come on, that's really the whole premise of the question. But your subsequent clarification "even though I was frustrated, I understood that" is exactly right.

Claiming that you weren't angry or frustrated for at least a little while just doesn't feel (or sound) honest. (Probably isn't honest.) But getting over it, analyzing why you didn't get what you thought you deserved, then improving yourself and persisting so that next time, you DO get it is the right response.

 

[LizzyM]

The key, I think, to this question is not to sound entitled or whiny and not to use "the f word" (fair).

 

[907914]

Go the self-loathing route:

“I deserved to die alone, but unfortunately I met my significant other.”

Edit: This is joke

 

[deleted972488]

Go the self-loathing route:

“I deserved to die alone, but unfortunately I met my significant other.”

Edit: This is joke

That’s not even close to the recommended character count!

 

[oregonian19]

The key, I think, to this question is not to sound entitled or whiny and nor to use "the f word" (fair).

I feel like 2/6 of OHSU’s questions are getting at this.

 

[907914]

That’s not even close to the recommended character count!

To be or not to be, that is the question.
Whether is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep. And To sleep to say we end the heartache and the thousand natural shocks this flesh is heir? It’s a consummation devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep, perchance to dream. Aye, there’s the rub for in that sleep of death what dreams may come.

Edit: Did I get it right? Lol I have not done this monologue since Sophomore year of high school...

 

[PA_dud3]

Lol, what if you were a reapplicant.

"Last time I applied here and wasn't accepted, which I felt was, like, totally not cool."

 

[907914]

I deserve to die alone, and that's exactly what's gonna happen! Hey, it's nice when things work out

Good for you striving to achieve your goals! We are all so very proud.

 

[LizzyM]

To be or not to be, that is the question.
Whether is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep. And To sleep to say we end the heartache and the thousand natural shocks this flesh is heir? It’s a consummation devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep, perchance to dream. Aye, there’s the rub for in that sleep of death what dreams may come.

Edit: Did I get it right? Lol I have not done this monologue since Sophomore year of high school...

Better hope they don't use a plagiarism checker on the secondaries. This one will light up like a house on fire.

 

[dr_kateb]

Would season 8 of Game of Thrones be an acceptable topic for this?

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

To be or not to be, that is the question.
Whether is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep. And To sleep to say we end the heartache and the thousand natural shocks this flesh is heir? It’s a consummation devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep, perchance to dream. Aye, there’s the rub for in that sleep of death what dreams may come.

Edit: Did I get it right? Lol I have not done this monologue since Sophomore year of high school...

The formatting is off and there are some grammatical errors. Plus a few of the words are wrong or missing. But close.

 

[907914]

Better hope they don't use a plagiarism checker on the secondaries. This one will light up like a house on fire.

Can you plagiarize pop-culture?

“I deserved just to get to Tosche station and buy some power converters, but I ended up instead finding out my father was the evil ruler of the galaxy after he cut off my hand and I kissed my sister!”

 

[chemdoctor]

The key, I think, to this question is not to sound entitled or whiny and not to use "the f word" (fair).

HAH!