Hi everyone, would it be acceptable to use a story from my final year at school for a PEI if i'm currently in my third year at university, or is this considered too long ago?
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Sorry - could you clarify? What's do you mean by "final year at school" considering that you're still in university?
Either way, any story can be good for PEI since it's not really about the ultimate impact but about the skills you had that made a difference. Just describe the challenge and what skills you used to overcome it, as long as the skills are the right skills, I believe you're in good shape.
Undergrads often use stories from school. If you are further in your career (university?), you can acknowledge that it's a while ago, but you are telling it because you think it's important.
Hope this help!
Allen
Hello there!
It definitely will be acceptable!
Make sure you create your story using
STAR+L approach (Situation, Task, Approach, Result, Learnings)
If you need any further help, feel free to reach out.
GB
Hi there,
Absolutely! I would avoid having too many stories from high school, but 1-2 is perfectly fine.
Along this vein, you want to have more stories in the professional/current context, supported by older stories and non-professional one.
It would be completely acceptable. One of the best PEI stories I got from a past McKinsey summer BA candidate was about how she had to convince the headmaster about a change in their school uniform as the head girl of her school.
Yes, that may be too long ago.
The point is that they want to get a sense of your recent experience and what you stand for, which is why the 2-3 year mark is ideal. A story from 5-6 years ago might reflect a very different person than who you are now.
For anybody who is looking into the PEI topic, I recently released this end-to-end course covering PEI. More on it here:
Best,
Cristian
Hi,
I think it's better to stay focused on recent academic/sport achievements and relevant experience (e.g. work, etc.).
If you think it's something you MUST tell and it is relevant, you might also tell the story.
Hope this helps.
Best,
Antonello
Hello!
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This is precisely one of the topics covered. HS for you is only 3 years ago, so I would not say it´s too much -it would be for me, for instance-. However, it depends very much on the relevance of that story.
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