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Anonymous A
on Oct 07, 2019
Global

What has been your most important non-academic success so far?

How would you answer this question in your Personal Fit interview? Receive feedback on your answer and browse through the Q&As to review the approaches of other applicants and experts.

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J
on May 18, 2025

I learned to play the clarinet when I was in 3rd grade and ultimately by high school, I reached state-level qualification as I competed in the new york state all-state competition. This success taught me the importance of perseverance and resilience even when I was faced with immense hurdles. These lessons translated to my success in academics.

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Anonymous I
on Jul 14, 2025

My most important non academic success has been playing professional soccer while balancing a full time remote job. I packed up and moved to a foreign country with 6 weeks notice, coming off a year long recovery from surgery, and was able to accomplish a childhood dream of mine while continuing to advance my career.

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Clara
Coach
on Sep 30, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

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V
on May 12, 2024

On top of what I've through I'm really proud of my exchange year in Turkey in Ticaret University, it was a year of meeting incredible people, achieving self-fulfillment, and savoring intercultural flavors

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N
on Mar 27, 2025

I'm very adventurious person and would love go for a long rides in two stroke vehicles which is very much riskier. But at strecth I went for 950 KM ride in one day. 

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Anonymous H
on Jun 04, 2025

My most important non-academic success so far has been budybuilding, I never had an unnessassery rest day or cheat meal.

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J
on Jun 08, 2025

Founding a non profit organization.

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T
on Jul 09, 2025

Gewinnen der Bezirksliga im Handball

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R
on Jul 27, 2025

It would have to be running 10k within 1 hour. it was a big acomplsmnet for me and it required alot of diciple to pratice

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M
on Aug 31, 2025

My research academic because the one of best thing i ever made 

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on Oct 28, 2019
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Sport, music, cuisine, and volunteering activities are good topics to be discussed in these situations.

Best,

Antonello

L
on Sep 12, 2021

getting an internship at one of the largest universities in kenya

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R
on Apr 25, 2022

Running a semi-marathon. This took effort and dedication from my part. 

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Anonymous F
edited on Dec 09, 2022

Overcoming spinal fusion surgery - learning to walk again and then being able to successfully compete in our university ski competition! 

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Anonymous G
on Oct 14, 2023

National XC Championship

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Anonymous B
on Dec 01, 2021

Realizing I didn't like my previous job and had courage to change life and city to pursue my dream job

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Anonymous C
on Jul 09, 2022

Delivering a project in a deeply challenging situation and for which I had to build capacity by myself.

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on Sep 23, 2022

Supporting the entrepreneurial scene in my country. Supporting the democratic transition

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Anonymous D
on Oct 25, 2022

Setting up a website for the online collaboration among students from scratch and making it the most popular platform of the University. 

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Anonymous E
on Nov 22, 2022

I've run a full marathon, and I've contributed to positive change in my country by creating a civic debate platform and a digital workforce innovation platform.

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C
on Sep 07, 2021

Entrepreneurship

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