<p>Well, are you showing exactly how you made the best of a bad situation? </p>
<p>Think of it like this. Which is better:</p>
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<p>Don’t state or tell that you learned something: show what you did and thereby learned. Can you conclude by showing yourself doing something that you learned? Something memorable, something that distinguishes you from other applicants? Anybody can say “I learned how to make the best out of a situation”. Only you can give the personal, revealing details that set your traits and your experience apart from everyone else’s.</p>
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