Personal Achievement & Personal Impact

[oost1234]

Hi all, just started going through applications now and just wanted to confirm I'm along the right tracks. The full question is: 'Please tell us about a personal achievement outside of your academic career and how this has impacted on you personally?'

Am I along the right lines in approaching the q as follows?

• Brief description of achievement (50 mile overnight non-stop challenge walk)
• Time spent preparing/planning, and how preparation/planning took place (time dedicated; learning)
• Problems faced (external factors), how these were resolved
• Personal impact - learning (i.e., goal orientation/perseverance etc.)

 

[NatashaS98]

Hi @oost1234 - your answer seems on the right track yes

I would just add that for your bullet point on time spent preparing/planning, I would talk about this more broadly as the step you took in order to reach your goal.

Regarding the bullet point on 'problems faced', are you proud of your achievement because of the problems you faced? I think the problems faced section is only really necessary if it ties into your sense of personal achievement i.e. if you feel proud of this achievement because you had to overcome obstacles.

I think definitely as you say, personal impact can be seen as learning/reflection i.e. how you learnt about goal orientation and perseverance. If relevant, have you applied these lessons on goal orientation and perseverance through doing this 50 mile overnight non-stop challenge walk elsewhere in your life? And if so, whereabouts?

 

[oost1234]

Hi @oost1234 - your answer seems on the right track yes

I would just add that for your bullet point on time spent preparing/planning, I would talk about this more broadly as the step you took in order to reach your goal.

Regarding the bullet point on 'problems faced', are you proud of your achievement because of the problems you faced? I think the problems faced section is only really necessary if it ties into your sense of personal achievement i.e. if you feel proud of this achievement because you had to overcome obstacles.

I think definitely as you say, personal impact can be seen as learning/reflection i.e. how you learnt about goal orientation and perseverance. If relevant, have you applied these lessons on goal orientation and perseverance through doing this 50 mile overnight non-stop challenge walk elsewhere in your life? And if so, whereabouts?

Thanks a bunch for this - will keep going on some redrafts of the answer with these factors in mind!

 

[oost1234]

Hi @oost1234 - your answer seems on the right track yes

I would just add that for your bullet point on time spent preparing/planning, I would talk about this more broadly as the step you took in order to reach your goal.

Regarding the bullet point on 'problems faced', are you proud of your achievement because of the problems you faced? I think the problems faced section is only really necessary if it ties into your sense of personal achievement i.e. if you feel proud of this achievement because you had to overcome obstacles.

I think definitely as you say, personal impact can be seen as learning/reflection i.e. how you learnt about goal orientation and perseverance. If relevant, have you applied these lessons on goal orientation and perseverance through doing this 50 mile overnight non-stop challenge walk elsewhere in your life? And if so, whereabouts?

Just had another query, if you could be so kind as to give your opinion - when linking the reflections to practice, would it be wiser to link it to work experience rather than academics given that the question specifically mentions outside of academics? I'm just find it easier to link those specific learning experiences to my Uni work than the work experience.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Just had another query, if you could be so kind as to give your opinion - when linking the reflections to practice, would it be wiser to link it to work experience rather than academics given that the question specifically mentions outside of academics? I'm just find it easier to link those specific learning experiences to my Uni work than the work experience.

I don't think you have to link it to work experience or academia - it is much more about linking it back to you - what you have learned/developed/gained from the experience.