Failure secondary question

[Norm_the_Moose]

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Hi all,
I'm working on a response to a non-academic failure prompt. The question asks how I confronted it and how I typically respond to these types of challneges.

I'm think of discussing how a close friend confided his mental health problems in me while I was in college and I didn't know how best to address it. I kept most of it to myself and should have sought additional support for him and for myself, acknowledging that I thought I was equipped to handle the weight of it. From there I would talk about my own personal growth from that experience, highlighting how I am more well versed in my own limitations and knowing when to support someone vs when to direct them to a better resources.

I feel that it highlights an intense part of my life and while also demonstrating growth. Curious if it's too personal however?

Curious if folks have thoughts on whether it's a decent topic to explore?

 

[LizzyM]

I get it... you failed to do your best for your friend because you were unsure of what to do or you thought that whatever you had to offer, as meager as it was, was the best you could do. You might have made his privacy a priority over getting him professional help that could have benefited him. You learned from this failure and have a better idea of how to approach a similar situation if it were to happen again.

 

[907914]

Hi all,
I'm working on a response to a non-academic failure prompt. The question asks how I confronted it and how I typically respond to these types of challneges.

I'm think of discussing how a close friend confided his mental health problems in me while I was in college and I didn't know how best to address it. I kept most of it to myself and should have sought additional support for him and for myself, acknowledging that I thought I was equipped to handle the weight of it. From there I would talk about my own personal growth from that experience, highlighting how I am more well versed in my own limitations and knowing when to support someone vs when to direct them to a better resources.

I feel that it highlights an intense part of my life and while also demonstrating growth. Curious if it's too personal however?

Curious if folks have thoughts on whether it's a decent topic to explore?

I am totally on board with this failure topic ( as it was mine as well). I have an interview at a school I submitted this essay to. I can’t say if this essay helped, but I know it at least is sufficient to make it past the screeners.

 

[HomeSkool]

Mmmm...I think it's OK but not the best of topics for this prompt. I understand it was a growing experience for you, but talking about another person's mental health struggle to bolster your med school application just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Perhaps I'm biased: I've struggled with mental health issues for most of my life and know exactly what it's like to be at war with your own mind, and I'm not certain I'd be happy about someone using my emotional trauma as their stepping stone to med school. I recommend describing another challenge that forced you to grow if possible.