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<blockquote data-quote="TCLA Community Assistant" data-source="post: 189454" data-attributes="member: 2672">I would personally suggest trying to find something else to highlight. Although undoubtedly the situation would have been incredibly difficult, Covid was something that many millions of people had to manage at that time, and although a death of a family member will compound the situation significantly, death is something many (if not most) candidates have to also manage too, whether during Covid or at any other times.I think it is important to find something that is more unique to you and really focuses on your pride on your involvement or achievement in something. It could be something you are passionate about or something you have dedicated energy, time or resources to that have ensured success. Try to pick something more &quot;optional&quot; rather than something you had to do, like school exams. This will show you choose to do something, rather than had to do something. I think this then has a much more positive focus on your achievements too.You can reference the mitigating circumstances of the family member's death elsewhere in applications too - so this can be referenced elsewhere.uuIn terms of examples I have recently seen in applications they have included:- Raising money for charity- Setting up a side hustle/business- Being part of a sports team that were successful- Organising an event that was appreciated by the attendees- Raising awareness of a particular topic- Implementing a new system or process at work that led to efficiencies or cost savings- Being a mentor or tutor and seeing their mentees/students succeed</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TCLA Community Assistant, post: 189454, member: 2672"] I would personally suggest trying to find something else to highlight. Although undoubtedly the situation would have been incredibly difficult, Covid was something that many millions of people had to manage at that time, and although a death of a family member will compound the situation significantly, death is something many (if not most) candidates have to also manage too, whether during Covid or at any other times. I think it is important to find something that is more unique to you and really focuses on your pride on your involvement or achievement in something. It could be something you are passionate about or something you have dedicated energy, time or resources to that have ensured success. Try to pick something more "optional" rather than something you had to do, like school exams. This will show you choose to do something, rather than had to do something. I think this then has a much more positive focus on your achievements too. You can reference the mitigating circumstances of the family member's death elsewhere in applications too - so this can be referenced elsewhere.uu In terms of examples I have recently seen in applications they have included: - Raising money for charity - Setting up a side hustle/business - Being part of a sports team that were successful - Organising an event that was appreciated by the attendees - Raising awareness of a particular topic - Implementing a new system or process at work that led to efficiencies or cost savings - Being a mentor or tutor and seeing their mentees/students succeed [/QUOTE]

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