Prompt: Most Significant Challenge (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Class of 2024)

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Tell us about the most significant challenge you’ve faced or something important that didn’t go according to plan. How did you manage the situation?

I’d been disappointing myself at tennis tournaments for years. My coaches constantly said that my rankings were lower than my talent level. We thought it was a simple fix—a sports psychologist would do the trick. Eight visits later, my results were still terrible. What was I doing wrong?

The answer was right in front of me: when things got tough, I gave up. It was a way to protect myself from upsetting ...