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misscookie said:
Hi! Please don't quote this post.

I'm overthinking this essay: “Do you identify as being part of a marginalized group socioeconomically or in terms of access to quality education or healthcare? Please describe how this inequity has impacted you and your community.”
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Do YOU identify as being part of a marginalized group.... ? How has it impacted YOU and YOUR community?

Your parents and grandparents may have had economic difficulty and limited access to education but your description of YOUR status is not similar to your parents and grandparents. It appears that they have succeeded despite the barriers they faced and you are the beneficiary of their successful navigation of difficult waters.

You have not struggled socioeconomically or in terms of access to quality education. You are on the fortunate side of the inequity equation and to claim to identify with those who have faced struggles because your forebears struggled would look like an attempt to game the system. I can't recommend it.
 
LizzyM said:
Do YOU identify as being part of a marginalized group.... ? How has it impacted YOU and YOUR community?

Your parents and grandparents may have had economic difficulty and limited access to education but your description of YOUR status is not similar to your parents and grandparents. It appears that they have succeeded despite the barriers they faced and you are the beneficiary of their successful navigation of difficult waters.

You have not struggled socioeconomically or in terms of access to quality education. You are on the fortunate side of the inequity equation and to claim to identify with those who have faced struggles because your forebears struggled would look like an attempt to game the system. I can't recommend it.
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Hi [mention]LizzyM [/mention]! Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. I think my initial confusion stemmed from the wording about belonging to a group- I was thinking about the barangay I was nurtured in as a kid overseas, how barriers have affected that specific community, and impacted me to advocate for change. I didn't realize that the prompt implies I too should be directly affected and I will not write this essay. Thank you again for the clarity!
 
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