"Toughest feedback" thoughts

[Gwynbleidd]

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[YeeOldeMillenial]

I like this a lot. I would shift your focus to how you specifically changed your behavior as a result of the feedback, rather than waisting characters on the reasons you were behaving that way. Explain in 1-2 sentences that you were coping with xyz and got abc feedback, and then really hit home how you took it seriously and made a change. Being able to receive uncomfortable feedback and make changes is a very important skill for any physician, or learner of any kind. Go for it.

 

[hopefulhealth]

I agree, I’m not an admissions expert, just a fellow applicant but I think this shows a lot of insight and would far out weigh any negative connotations especially if you take more time focusing on how you altered your behavior as a result of the advice. Neat question!

 

[Goro]

For Quinnipiac: "What is the toughest feedback you have ever received; how did you respond to it and what did you learn from it?"

Edited version for anonymity: I am thinking of writing about how due to a domino effect of events, I had to assume many new responsibilities at home - housework, grocery shopping, cooking meals for the family etc. I really threw myself into this, in part to cope with a sense of loss/grief to the point that I became really overbearing. My sibling ended up telling me I needed to relinquish some control. Hearing this was hard for me to accept because I in retrospect was maladapting to the stress, but I didn't realize how it was affecting my family and I.

It works for me!

 

[LizzyM]

"While my mother was away caring for my grandmother who had end-stage dementia, she asked me to take over her duties at home. I threw myself into the household tasks to the point that I became overbearing and bossy as I liked things a "certain way". My brother became fed-up and told me that I was not our mom and I needed to relinquish some control. Hearing this was hard for me to accept because... You get 75 more words....dig deeper here and think about why that feedback was hard... Not just that you were working hard to bury your grief but you were demanding of yourself and others who did not appreciate your bossiness. You were trying to control others and have things "your way" and you got push back which would suggest that having things "a certain way" was not a universal value in the household. If you were getting called out for being bossy, it isn't that you were just burying yourself in your work but that you were demanding that others do things your way or else. Really think hard about why having your brother tell you off was hard to hear, what you took to heart, and what happened next.

 

[Gwynbleidd]

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you!!

 

[jhmmd]

For Quinnipiac: "What is the toughest feedback you have ever received; how did you respond to it and what did you learn from it?"

Edited version for anonymity: I am thinking of writing about how due to a domino effect of events, I had to assume many new responsibilities at home - housework, grocery shopping, cooking meals for the family etc. I really threw myself into this, in part to cope with a sense of loss/grief to the point that I became really overbearing. My sibling ended up telling me I needed to relinquish some control. Hearing this was hard for me to accept because I in retrospect was maladapting to the stress, but I didn't realize how it was affecting my family and I.

As LizzyM alluded to above, you will need to talk about what you learned from it