Adversity essay topics

[TheVisionary]

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Hey all, I've been brainstorming topics for the adversity essays and would like some advice. I have about 3 potential topics but would rather discuss them privately.
Anyone willing to help me out? Thanks in advance.

 

[BachDoc]

Definitely not expert, but I am struggling with the exact same thing so maybe it'll help us both to brainstorm. Feel free to PM me

 

[BombsAway]

Pick whichever one you can best pivot to a positive and demonstrate desirable traits in a physician

 

[TheVisionary]

Pick whichever one you can best pivot to a positive and demonstrate desirable traits in a physician

All right, I guess I should be less vague. The problem I really want to discuss, which does allow me to make this nice pivot, began with events from childhood. I hear childhood/pre-college problems shouldn't be mentioned. While this event happened when I was a kid, it did impact me significantly into my adult years on a mental level. My pivot would be how I really addressed this problem as a high schooler and college student.

I'm basically deciding between this long-term, complex problem and a "roommate" type challenge. I think the former will help me stand out, but I thought I shouldn't do it since the problems are from childhood. I can discuss more in a PM.

 

[BombsAway]

I'm not an adcom but imagine you are. You have a stack of challenge essays. You read a few about kids who were immigrants or refugees, foster kids and orphans, kids who lost their parents or had their house burnt down. Now you read about a kid who had a "roommate challenge". Is that how you want to stand out? I vote for the long term complex problem, unless it makes you sound like a risk.

 

[slow twitch]

I would go with the long term problem. Show how your approach and handling of the problem changed as you got older and how dealing with the problem has made you a better person.

All right, I guess I should be less vague. The problem I really want to discuss, which does allow me to make this nice pivot, began with events from childhood. I hear childhood/pre-college problems shouldn't be mentioned. While this event happened when I was a kid, it did impact me significantly into my adult years on a mental level. My pivot would be how I really addressed this problem as a high schooler and college student.

I'm basically deciding between this long-term, complex problem and a "roommate" type challenge. I think the former will help me stand out, but I thought I shouldn't do it since the problems are from childhood. I can discuss more in a PM.