Instructions for all essays;

Write these essays to demonstrate these four clusters below: thorough activity, achievements and

attributes

a. Professional cluster : maturity, reliability, perseverance and responsibility
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b. Communicator/collaborator/manager cluster: communication, collaboration, teamwork, time

management and leadership ?
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c. Advocate cluster: advocacy, community service and social responsibility
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d. Scholar cluster: academic standing, achievements in leadership, research and social

responsibility as demonstrated by (but not limited to) awards, conference, presentations,

publications and scholarships

Please show/emphasize qualities include:
• compassion, empathy, care
• insight, judgment, common sense
• integrity, honesty
• adaptability, tolerance, flexibility
• creativity, innovation
• respect for others
• intellectual curiosity
• reliability, dependability
• responsibility, teamwork
• conflict or stress management
• leadership, initiative
• sense of assurance despite ambiguity or self-confidence
• community involvement, social activism
• professionalism, respect for the public at large

Q4. Describe an incident in your adult life when you had to deal with failure or error and what you

learned from the experience (max. 750 characters with Spaces)

Instruction:
(1) The best responses to this type of question will demonstrate resilience. It will be

important to select an event or commitment that you clearly did not perform well on but one in

which you did not give up. Choose something that you had to repeat or improve and demonstrate how,

through hard work, you were able to succeed. For example, you could use your first teaching

experience. For most people, the first time you have to teach a class or group, it does not go well

but we learn from that first experience and improve. Focus the bulk of the essay on how you

improved and on outcomes. End on a high note.
(2) Please refer to personal statement1 and 2 and academic explanation to write the best answers
(3) Please note GPA Achieved at York University is 3.92 to be exact.