MIT essay question 求助

wuqiao0577

Urgent!!!!  MIT 2007 essay questions :

Essay 2: Please describe a time when your team had to arrive at a compromise. Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did

What does this means? whether this compromise arrived within my internal team members or between my team and other team?

Essay 3: Please tell us a time when you advocated for a position (idea or point of view). What alternatives did you consider? Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did.

Does this position have to be other's opinion then i agree with it? or can be a idea i point out?

Thanks in advance very much.

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larrylirui

Essay 2: Please describe a time when your team had to arrive at a compromise. Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did (500 words or less).
This question is new for this year. While potentially touching on issues similar to last year’s question about a difficult interaction with a person or group, this prompt is also open to completely amicable team dynamics and seems more focused on building consensus and positive sentiment than simply navigating a less than ideal situation. This essay topic poses a great chance to showcase your maturity and ability to remain objective in setting aside personal opinions and preferences to arrive at the course of action that was best for the group as a whole. Because it’s best to select examples in which you played a very active role, it would be ideal to arrive at a story in which you took the lead in facilitating this compromise.

Essay 3: Please tell us a time when you advocated for a position. What alternatives did you consider? Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did (500 words or less).
Another new one for this season, this question seems geared toward understanding the applicant’s ability to evaluate multiple sides of a situation, pick a stance, and explain its merits to others in a convincing manner. The element of what you said will be of particular importance to this essay, as the adcom is clearly interested in learning about a candidate’s communication skills and interpersonal abilities. Additionally, you’ll want to discuss your reasoning and ultimate actions as you respond to this question, as well as the final outcome of the situation.

wuqiao0577

Thanks very much for these unexpected great reply with key points.

As you suggested, the element of what i said will be important to show my persuasion. what'll be good format to express: write down a dialog between i and others, or a paragraph to summary what i said???