Below is the Essay Sample for RVC, University of London
Your answers to these questions will be scored and used as a part of our assessment process. There are no right or wrong answers, each answer will be scored on its own merit. You should answer each question in no more than 300 words, answers that exceed this limit will be penalised. Please note that once you have submitted your answers we will not be able to accept any edits or amends.
What do you feel is the most important change you have made in the last year?
Over the years I have heard how self-contentment is the key to success! Not only this, but the implementation of this thought has also been a boon when I was in school. It did keep me mentally stable and in a zone, where I did not compete for marks. Nevertheless, I have scouted ways to improve over the last year. And in the process, I have realized that comparing with self is the best way to succeed. Earlier, no one ever explained to me that it was all right to compare my older self with my new condition. No one ever explained how vital it is to move out of a zone where you feel you know it all.
Such a thought is responsible for the gradual but steep downfall and as individuals age, they have very little left in hand. The pandemic was one of the major factors that helped me bring this change in myself where each day I now strive to be better. It was during this time that I felt how dependent our lives are to the outside world, to our peers, to the routine we follow, to our habits, encompassing meeting friends, family, and many others.
Before the pandemic, I had never visualized working from home, as I work in the public health field. However, all that seemed impossible so far meandered into possibility and fitted like it was the proper crucible. Similarly, learning from this, I now perceive why we often hear, ‘Never say never’.
Had I not changed this thought, I would have been impaired and would have never experienced the deepest realms of my personality like I do now. This has allowed me to embrace the radical changes without being extremely excited about the good or perturbed by the ‘not-so-good’.
We receive hundreds of applications from people who are all capable of studying the course. If you had to identify one reason that you believe means you would be a successful RVC student and graduate, what would it be?
Curiosity and inquisitiveness about everything ameliorate knowledge. Curiosity blended with sharp grasping power further transcends a notch -higher. I am endowed with both and hence, consider that I am one of the best students who can be a part of your reputed university.
As a student who has excelled in academics and professionally, I am ready to embark on this new sojourn where I will face the frontiers methodically. I often use the ‘Pareto Principle’ to prioritize my work. This avoids last-minute issues and I am mostly ready for all the work. Hence, I will have more time to study as I will continue leveraging this principle, even as I plunge back into academics.
I am self-motivated and require no hedonistic approach to pursue academics diligently and sincerely. This puts me on a level higher than a lot of people of my age who get motivated by outside factors. What is the best part of me is my adaptability to change. Moving to a new place is always a welcome change as I will not have any judgments to make or anyone else judging me. However, strangely, I have also become a critical thinker which sometimes makes me go through a deluge of emotions. I am trying to overcome this and with a like-minded cohort at your University, I will be transparent and hence, will abandon this process.
All these traits that I have are in equilibrium personally and professionally. During my time at RVC, I hope to broaden my horizons to the veterinary world through lectures, professional studies, intramural clinical rotations, research projects, and self-directed learning. I am determined to ascertain my goals and therefore, in my quest to continue learning, I am interested in pursuing my education at the Royal Veterinary College which will perpetuate my skills to look after the marginalized section more efficiently when I come back to India as I will be evolved in personality and knowledge.
If you were asked to find someone who fully complemented you, what would you be looking for?
Communication is the key to developing a great relationship. And if this does not last long, and if one runs out of conversation, isolation sets in. For someone who would complement me would be a like-minded person. Apart from sharing the same vision, a yin to my yang would be someone who would empower me and my thoughts whilst bringing contemporary and innovative changes to them.
It would be incorrect to mention that diversity would be a hindrance for someone who would complement me. On the contrary, diverse thoughts, and an opinion will help me tread the farthest possible distance. For someone with the same goal, and effective, yet different means to attain the goal, I would be happy to be the harbinger to face the conundrums with such a person.
Between all the goal-achieving, I desire to have a strong bond for which trust, belief, and honesty are efficacious. A happy team is able to deliver the best, with the aforementioned attributes, I am certain that, I and someone who would complement me will be in the best position to take care of the people who are under my care.
For this, I will also be looking forward to understanding the realm one is connected to, by understanding how deep the dive into the water and how well one comes out from the water spouts. This will help me understand the reaction to a stress-giving situation that often arises in my profession. It is important to overcome negative emotions, especially during stressful times. Hence, for me, this will also be one of the most important personality facets that would complement my mindset and my persona.
