AB27 Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 I'm not sure how to approach these differently. There is not enough room in the description section to fully describe my activities so I can talk about the importance to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineLCS Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Have you watched the admissions webinar? I'd imagine they explain this in detail. Beyond that, what I did (which lead to a great pre-interview score, unfortunately I got 3 hours of sleep the night before and bombed it...) was stick to the factual descriptions for the "Description" and talk about the significance to me in the other section. Description: Tutored a variety of students. Blah blah blah. Impact. Tutoring taught me many things about XYZ. One instance I remember... Etc... Your verifier will see your description but not your impact so that's a good clue for which is for what kind of writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB27 Posted September 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Good to know abt verifier. Do you think its fine to still provide more detail in the impact section? I sort of used it to tell a story, with different aspects of the experience & meaning to me if that makes sense. Also sorry to hear abt your interview, best of luck this year (if you are applying)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineLCS Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 I got into a better school for me so all ended well. The short answer is it's going to be tough to not introduce some extra detail into impact, just don't overdo it. For example (let's stick with tutoring): Description: Tutored... people. By doing... Somethings. Impact: I talked about the overall impact on me, and then (where I felt it wasn't forced), added details of short stories. So for tutoring it might be "I was tutoring this child with learning disabilities once and we had a breakthrough and that taught me a lot about the importance of being patient and understanding" (Made up example, but that kinda idea). Calgary seems to love it when you talk about how experiences changed how you approach life or taught you something. As always I'll add a caveat that I don't know what Calgary's looking for, so watch the webinar and read the guide, but what I outlined above got me a top 10% pre-interview score (with great stats admittedly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB27 Posted September 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Awesome! Thanks so much and congrats on your acceptance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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