Below is the Sample Essay for Short-Answer Questions for College Admission
Part 1: Short-answer questions
Select one prompt from each group of the two groups below. Respond to each selected prompt in 100 words or less (<100 words each; 200 words total).
Group 1
I want people to know that I:
I made a difference when I:
I made a difference when I convinced the President of my college to conduct a cloth donation camp at the premises by proving the vitality of Voluntary Cloth donations which were earlier restricted to the college masses. Once the President agreed to hold a camp at the college, we accomplished 300+ requests, the donors for which were from 20+ urban neighborhoods, gathered with the help of an NGO. I and my team were appreciated by the state’s higher officials who made my college one of the first pivot points for all cloth donation camps that were held in the city.
I was aware that I was different when:
Group 2
I was out of my comfort zone when:
I was humbled when:
I was humbled when I resolved a coding problem that I had pre-empted at the product owner’s meeting during my tenure at BCG. The previous coding led to losses which I had fathomed but not voiced because these were suggested by the product owners and that they must be best. However, later, I changed the technical design of an existing system of a complex application due to the losses. This also made me realize the importance of utilizing my knowledge and voicing my concerns timely.
I was challenged when:
Part 2: Short-answer question
Pick one thing from your resume and tell us more. (100 words)
Knowing the significance of education, I have always wanted to make a difference to the children at Tarang NGO, Hyderabad, where I volunteered. I organized fundraising, and other events at 30 Government schools to explain the importance of Science, Math, and holistic learning. I led a team of 5 to manifest this thought that I had been nurturing since my Nation Service Scheme (NSS) chapter where I was a core member. It felt like an achievement when a noteworthy change in the literary skills of class 10 students was observed, leading to 22, 370 students at the NGO.
Part 3: Career Goal
What is your short-term goal? (25 words)
I envisage working as a Product Manager, a tech-management-driven role, in companies like Deloitte and Bain where I will identify opportunities to maximize client revenue.
Why is this the right short-term career goal for you? (150 words)
Product Manager is where I see myself heading with the intended academic credential. Having worked in the tech-management arena for half a decade now, I have marked my contributions towards providing quality assurance services, boosting revenue, bringing cost-effectiveness, developing test plans, and developing automated scripts using programming languages. What I have garnered throughout my career is a sound blend of technical and managerial skills that I now seek to build upon. I look forward to integrating my prowess into my role at a revered consulting firm such as Deloitte, supporting tech-enabled solutions. I want to deliver solutions that are cost-effective and high-quality that ultimately help organizations maximize their revenue goals and meet their strategic objectives. Taking up a role in consulting is an ideal progression of my journey that will only push me further to explore opportunities and embrace the challenges that lay ahead.
