Behavioral & Fit
Give an example of a goal you set and did not achieve.
Model answer
Pick a stretch goal (signals ambition) and be honest about the gap. STAR: Situation/Task (ambitious target — a grade, a competition, a fundraising goal), Action (what you did and where it fell…
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