Describe Your Greatest Accomplishments

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Fellow students of Nobles, imagine you finally reach the summit of a mountain you had been planning to climb for three years now: a time when you physically pushed yourself so hard that your body no longer cooperates, but you were able to keep going anyway. What about the feeling of doing well on a test after giving up six hours of your last weekend to studying for it? Even something as simple as crossing the last item off of your to-do list produces the same feeling. I’m know we have all felt this euphoria at some point. Nothing is more rewarding than completing goals you set for yourself. What is your greatest accomplishment? Think of how you were able to do it. I’m sure, for most of you, this accomplishment took plenty of tenacity and

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