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Question 1: Describe a time when you have persevered against the odds and overcome

obstacles to achieve a goal. Explain how you approached the situation, what difficulties you

were faced with and what the outcomes was?

When I was in the last year at university, I intended to further my study overseas, and Singapore

is my number one priority. My academic skills are very good and I achieved a relatively high

score for all subjects. Everything seemed ready for my Bachelor program in Singapore except

one problem, which was my weak English skills. I understood that I would not be able to study in

Singapore if my English was not good enough, and at least I had to get 6.5 for the IELTS test to

be accepted by universities in Singapore. With the desire to study overseas, I decided to spend a

year studying English from the start.

Although I had studied English at high school before, my English was still at a basic level. It is

difficult for me to study alone everyday because I could not focus on my lessons; therefore, I

decided to join some English class at a big English center in Hanoi. I started at the elementary

level with 5 students in my class and a Bristish teacher. I came to the class three days a week and

tried to arrange my study at school the most appropriately, then I could have enough time for my

English class. I always did my homework and spoke English as much as possible in class,

moreover, I also joined an English club in Hanoi to meet other English learners and share

experiences with them.

My English study went very well, however, my study at university was so hard that sometimes I

had to miss out on my English class and some important speaking lessons. At that time, my

speaking skill was probably the worst one. In order to overcome that weakness, I ask my teacher

for his help and he agreed to give me 30 minutes extra after each lesson, then he talked to me in

English to help me improve my speaking skills.

After one year studying English, I went up to the advanced level and ready to take the IELTS

exam 3 months after the English course finished. I got 7.5 for my IELTS test and this is one of

my proudest achievements. Now I am studying in Singapore and always confident to

communicate in English with international friends.

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Question 2: Give an example of an idea you have had for improving performance of doing

something better. Explain how you came up with the idea, how you implemented it and

what benefits it has produced?

Since high school I want to become a business officer in the future; however, living in a rural

area did not allow me to see many things related to finance, Marketing and big organizations.

Once I went to Hanoi for my study at university, I have more chance to make my dream come

true.

In big cities like Hanoi, there are many activities for student held in a year, especially the

operation of student fairs in the Summer. I started my dream by an idea about selling ice cream at

those fairs. As a student, I did not have much money for a business idea, therefore I asked my

friends to join me. We planned together and assigned job to each member. I was in charge of

buying ice cream from suppliers and keeping in touch with them during our business. We made

loss at the first time, however, since the second time, we started to make profits, and the revenue

increased through the time.

The idea of selling ice cream at student fairs helps me understand about how a real business runs

and how to organize people in a group effectively.

Question 3: Give an example of when it has been crucial for you to build a strong

relationship with members of a wider team. Explain why this relationship was important,

what you did to build it and how it helped you achieve your objectives?

In the last year at high school, I joined an environmental project, which was launched with the

aim to raise people’s awareness about the importance of the environment. Each member in the

project was in charge of a small group of secondary pupils. I was a leader of a group of 10

secondary pupils, and my duty was to teach them how to sort out the different kinds of rubbish

and how to recycle them. With that, they can help more people in their community to do similar

things.

In order to ensure the efficiency of the project, I needed to connect all members of the group,

because a good relationship with them can be a motivation for them to perform better and show

more enthusiasm. I talked with each member of my group about their family and dreams as this is

a good way for me to understand them and their ability.

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All members of my group worked together in harmony and finally my team gained an award for

the team with the best performance.

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