Scene to read · Professionalism, Communication
What are you signing?
You are a graduate assistant who coaches an undergraduate string quartet and signs its weekly attendance sheet.
You coach an undergraduate string quartet and sign its attendance sheet, due today, for the chamber music director. Thuy, the violist, has been late to or missed four of the last six sessions while working dinner shifts to cover rent. Policy requires reporting repeated absences so the director can step in before juries in three weeks, but it could cost Thuy her place. In the practice corridor, Thuy and the cellist, Gerald, catch you.
The scene
Thuy: Hold the report two weeks? My extra shifts end this month.
Gerald: Thuy, we've rearranged three run-throughs around your empty chair. That's not fair to us either.
Thuy: If she sees it now, I lose my spot and my scholarship.
Gerald: Coach, we can't rehearse around promises with juries this close.
The two questions
- 1What would you do about the attendance sheet, and what would you say to Thuy and Gerald?
- 2Describe a time you had to follow a rule that could hurt someone you sympathized with. What did you do?
What raters look for
- Professionalism
- Is reliable, respects boundaries and confidentiality, and holds a consistent standard under pressure.
- Communication
- Listens first, speaks clearly and respectfully, and adapts the message to the listener.
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
