In no more than 400 words tell us about your extra-curricular activities, positions of responsibility and an achievement of importance which you are most proud of.
My greatest achievement was in my role as the vice president of a student-led volunteer club called Girl Up Singhania. I was responsible for organising projects and campaigns to promote gender equality. While conducting a demographic survey for another project at a local orphanage in Maharashtra, I came across the poor living conditions of young orphaned children. I was dismayed that the orphanage had a shortage of sanitary supplies due to a lack of funding. To help tackle this issue, I decided to initiate a donation drive and set up collection stalls at 3 locations for 5 days. Through the collections, I provided 100 young children with yearlong sanitary supplies. To provide a permanent solution to the issue, I established a mandate in the club to conduct regular donation drives to support local orphanages. It gave me a great sense of achievement to see that the living conditions of underprivileged children in the area have been uplifted due to my efforts. I brought a real change in children’s lives, which was truly rewarding.
A position of responsibility that I undertook this year is the Head of Marketing for the Queen Mary Student Advancement Society. In this role, I conduct social media campaigns, help increase our memberships and grow our reach on campus. Beyond these responsibilities, I volunteered to design a ‘Careers Guide’ (outlining over 20 careers that law students can take up) and a ‘Law Firms Application Tracker’ (highlighting vacation scheme application processes and deadlines for over 50 law firms). My creative problem-solving skills and resourcefulness has helped the society achieve a 52% increase in memberships and a 41% increase in our follower count on Instagram.
I also have a keen interest in negotiation. Recently, I won the Hogan Lovells Commercial Negotiation Competition. I vastly improved my commercial awareness, as the negotiations were based upon business news stories, and a strong understanding of these was necessary to succeed. I dealt with various topics, from ESG-related greenwashing concerns to human rights violations in the Qatar World Cup. I was commended by the judges for my problem-solving and commercial insights that aided me in getting the best deal for my client. Having never met my partner before the competition, we had to quickly form a working relationship, divide tasks and support each other in the negotiation, demonstrating strong teamwork and adaptability.
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