I think I made a pretty good list of financial hardships in my personal statement (because it fit into the context). Now that it's time to write my disadvantage statement, I am wondering what is the second most important type of disadvantage to talk about?
Anything other than financial hardships that should be included in a disadvantage statement?
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The type that occurred before age 18 that kept you from being on a level playing field with other similarly talented individuals.
The whole reason why it's a blurb is to leave it open ended. You can talk about your being financially disadvantaged. But disadvantaged can mean any variety of things. Maybe you had to work 30 hours a week on top of going to school full-time so you could help support your family. Or perhaps you're a first generation college student and had to take initiative yourself to get to where you are today. These are all legitimate disadvantages. Just don't use it to write about how your high school only had 19 AP classes instead of 20 and you'll be fine.
