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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abbie Whitlock" data-source="post: 217488" data-attributes="member: 42112">Hey!Don't worry, your question makes perfect sense. The wording of some application questions can definitely be a bit confusing. The "or" here means that you don't have to cover everything - you can either talk about your extra-curricular activities and positions of responsibility, or focus on an achievement of importance.If your extra-curricular activities naturally include an achievement you're proud of (e.g. you were the captain of a society and led the team to a competition win), you can absolutely include this in your answer. The key is to pick whichever example best highlights the qualities that you think are important for whichever firm you are applying for.For example, in a previous application that I submitted which had a similar question, I chose to discuss an achievement of importance that I was most proud of. This could be an experience that was outside of your comfort zone, receiving a scholarship, overcoming a challenging module, learning a new skill etc. If discussing this, you don't have to also discuss extra-curricular activities and positions of responsibility.As the word count is quite tight, it's usually stronger to go into detail on one or two really good examples rather than trying to mention a lot of things briefly. I hope that helps, and best of luck with the application! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

Verification: Our company is called, "The Corporate ___ Academy". What is the missing word here?

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