Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Question 3: Discuss a time in your life that demonstrated your resilience and ability to overcome adversity. (1550 characters)

Question 4: In 1990, Salovey and Mayer defined emotional intelligence (EI) as “the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions.” The components of EI include self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Briefly describe one example of a time you harnessed your EI to resolve a difficult situation, AND one example of a time your failure to use your EI compounded a difficult situation. What did you learn about yourself in each of these situations? (2050 characters)

Question 5: Give an example of personal feedback in the last few years that was difficult to receive. How did you respond? (1550 characters)