Is talking about having a stutter as a kid ok in secondaries/interviews?

[fdwy13]

Would this be a good idea for adversity essays?
I had a stutter as a kid (doesn’t affect me anymore) and it led me to not feeling confident speaking in classroom / more formal settings. I did a bunch of things to overcome it including speech and debate and have now become a speech and debate coach for a high school.

I’m worried that this may lead some people to question whether I will be a good physician if I have struggled with speaking before.

Any advice? Thanks in advance.

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[grist]

I talked about a speech impediment in some of my essays and things turned out fine for me. If you can communicate that you overcame your self consciousness then I think you'll be fine. I think something else you may want to consider is that adversity essays are ideally looking for something relatively recent, like college and beyond. If your experiences were in elementary/middle school, some people may not see those experiences to necessarily be indicative if how you handle adversity now.

 

[Goro]

Totally fine fodder for adversity/greatest challenge prompts.

And see this guy? I knew him when I was a lab tech. He had a grand mal stutter, and it didn't stop him!

Perrin C. White, MD - Pediatric Endocrinologist - Children's Health

Perrin White, Director of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, which diagnoses and treats children with conditions of the major endocrine gland. Call us!

www.childrens.com

 

[Catalystik]

1) Would this be a good idea for adversity essays?
I had a stutter as a kid (doesn’t affect me anymore) and it led me to not feeling confident speaking in classroom / more formal settings. I did a bunch of things to overcome it including speech and debate and have now become a speech and debate coach for a high school.

2) I’m worried that this may lead some people to question whether I will be a good physician if I have struggled with speaking before.

1) Yes.
2) It won't.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

It works for President Biden. And a lor of other people.