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<blockquote data-quote="Matt_96" data-source="post: 14264" data-attributes="member: 1260"><p>Hi Jessica,</p><p></p><p>I am looking at the Macfarlanes application at the minute. I have looked through other posts about it so I have a pretty solid idea of how to answer it, but I have two specific questions about the form I'm a little unclear on.</p><p></p><p>In one of their sections, the form asks us to talk about non-academic interests, and it was recommended that we talk about them in the STAR structure. There is nothing in that question that suggests we should be specifically mentioning transferable skills and how these activities demonstrate them, as there is another question further down that deals with that. </p><p></p><p>How do you go about structuring interests in the STAR method? For instance, I really like a particular sport which is quite unique, and I like talking about it in applications because it's not very common. So far, I've been thinking that I could STAR it by talking about 1) the position I took (S) 2) what that role is responsible for (T), 3) what normally happens in practice in that role (A), and 4) how it contributes to the team and why it interests me (R). I think it's really the action and the result parts that confuse me when it comes to this. If I knew that the question was asking me to demonstrate a skill, it would be a lot easier to deal with. Because that is not the objective, I am struggling to think of what to say. </p><p></p><p>The other question I have is about overlap. Another question on the form talks about achievements (positions of responsibility, prizes, awards, etc.). While academic stuff is fairly straight forward, my positions of responsibility are very very closely connected to my interests, although they can be separated a little bit from the main bulk of my hobbies. Should I talk about them in the interests section or the achievements section?</p><p></p><p>I'm curious to hear your thoughts. </p><p></p><p>Thanks, as always!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matt_96, post: 14264, member: 1260"] Hi Jessica, I am looking at the Macfarlanes application at the minute. I have looked through other posts about it so I have a pretty solid idea of how to answer it, but I have two specific questions about the form I'm a little unclear on. In one of their sections, the form asks us to talk about non-academic interests, and it was recommended that we talk about them in the STAR structure. There is nothing in that question that suggests we should be specifically mentioning transferable skills and how these activities demonstrate them, as there is another question further down that deals with that. How do you go about structuring interests in the STAR method? For instance, I really like a particular sport which is quite unique, and I like talking about it in applications because it's not very common. So far, I've been thinking that I could STAR it by talking about 1) the position I took (S) 2) what that role is responsible for (T), 3) what normally happens in practice in that role (A), and 4) how it contributes to the team and why it interests me (R). I think it's really the action and the result parts that confuse me when it comes to this. If I knew that the question was asking me to demonstrate a skill, it would be a lot easier to deal with. Because that is not the objective, I am struggling to think of what to say. The other question I have is about overlap. Another question on the form talks about achievements (positions of responsibility, prizes, awards, etc.). While academic stuff is fairly straight forward, my positions of responsibility are very very closely connected to my interests, although they can be separated a little bit from the main bulk of my hobbies. Should I talk about them in the interests section or the achievements section? I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks, as always! [/QUOTE]
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