Written scenario · Motivation, Problem solving
One new required course
You sit on a high school's curriculum advisory committee.
Next year's schedule has room for one new required semester course. One option is personal finance: in a survey, most recent graduates named it as the class they wish they had taken, and teachers say students work harder in courses they can connect to their lives. The other is an extra semester of chemistry, which science teachers and college admissions officers say students need in order to be ready for science programs. The committee is evenly split, and Thanh, a fellow member who teaches chemistry, has asked you to speak first.
The two questions
- 1Which course would you recommend, and how would you explain your choice to the side that loses out?
- 2How do you weigh what people say they want to learn against what others believe they need?
What raters look for
- Motivation
- Shows genuine, sustained drive and a clear reason for choices, including when work is unglamorous.
- Problem solving
- Gathers facts before acting, considers options and consequences, and chooses a workable next step.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
Practice free
