Describe something important that you learned from an experience outside of school in the past three years. How will it help you to be a successful exchange student?

My entire life I wanted to be more than an average teenager. I have been living with the idea to be the best in all areas of my life for the
last
3 years and I always tried to be a better version of
me
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. In
this
version
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I am reaching my goal no matter what. A good example of
this
is my sports career. I have been doing Taekwon-do for almost 7 years and all these years I am learning to be calm during competition and in unknown places. In 2020 I had a huge championship in Vinnytsia and I had been preparing for it for almost 2 months. During
this
period I trained to exhaustion to overcome my fear and become better step-by-step. It frustrated me and made me strong at the same time.
However
,
this
time taught me two important things. The
first
one is to get my bearings in difficult situations and be determined. Despite being challenging,
this
experience benefits me a lot right now. It allows me to feel comfortable in unknown situations and with unknown people. The
second
thing is that if I want to have something I must work hard no matter what. Surprisingly for
me
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I discovered that I can go through all
this
pain and obstacles. That competition was so challenging and
time consuming
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, I did not want to give up. So
this
idea gave me all my power. When all my efforts paid back, I took two
first
places.
Finally
, looking back at my experience, I believe I can be a successful exchange student
,
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because I am independent and I am used to solving my problems on
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