Question
Describe a decision you took that later affected your life.
Sample answer
I've made lots of decisions in my life; sometimes all alone and sometimes discussing with my parents and others. The particular decision that seems very important to me was the time when I decided to do my graduation in Literature rather than getting admitted in the Engineering University. My mother wanted me to get admitted in the Eng. University and do my graduation majoring Engineering while my fascination was studying in Literature. I took decision when I was 18 years of old, just after finishing my 12th class. My father did not insist me on anything and asked me to do what I prefer better for me. My relatives thought that I was kind of fool and immature to take such a big decision of my life.
But after considering several issues and perspective I decided to get myself admitted in a University that offers graduation in Literature. I'm happy that I made this decision. I'm yet to finish my graduation but throughout the last 3 years I have enjoyed studying literature and I am doing quite well academically.
Making the decision/ choice was not easy and I had to go through a hard time as I remember. I had to fight a lot with my inner self and then convince my mother. There were always risks of picking the option I prefer my parents would have complained if I hadn’t make a promising result. I still remember the dubious feelings I had that time. Sometimes it seemed to me that I should abandon my passion and yield to my parents' decision and then again I strongly felt for my own choice and passion. Since I made my own choice at that time, a strong urge and force worked on me that I have to do really good and I am happy that I took my decision and doing very good so far.
Tips for answering this cue card topic:
Remember a decision that you took which turned out to be an influential thing you decided. You should be able to talk about something you decided and later proved to be useful and beneficial. This varies from person to person yet following are some of the ideas you can adopt to talk about yours one:
• Your decision to get admitted into a college, university or studying in a particular major/ subject.
• Your decision of living in a foreign country.
• Your decision of taking a course or learning a thing.
• Your decision of taking a part-time/ full time job.
• Your decision of making a change in your family like: living in a town rather than in the village.
• Your decision of obeying your parents on certain issues.
• Your decision of not getting involved in a political party/ organization that eventually turned out to be harmful for others.
• Your decision of helping a person/ people of your locality.
• Your decision of informing a bad thing happening in your locality to the appropriate authority.
• Your decision of protesting a decision taken by your relatives.
• Your choice of imposing something to your family members or friends which later turned out positive for him/her.
• Your decision of buying something that letter become helpful for you and others.
