[gk1]

Is this a question on the application and you're not sure how to answer it?

Achievements are personal. "Achievement," just like "Success," is relative. I think the question is meant to draw out a personal story about overcoming obstacles to reach some goal. It doesn't need to be some world record or an Olympic medal.

Examples:

- Completing a half-marathon might be a major achievement for someone who's had life-long health and weight challenges, but not for a college athlete.

- Earning a college degree is a major achievement for an immigrant whose family came from a rural area of a developing country where few people completed school.

- For a high school student growing up in poverty, just earning enough through a small business to help parents pay the rent is a big achievement, without ever making millions or getting acquired.

- And so on...

It may just so happen that your achievement is uncommon, such as winning an ultra-marathon or selling a company at the age of 16, but I don't think that's what the application is looking for.