Challenge vs. Adversity

[amylovee19]

I know I may be reading too much into this...but do y'all view the essay prompts differently depending on if they ask about a "challenge" versus "adversity"? To me, an adversity seems to refer more to something bad that happened to you personally, but a challenge is more broad and less severe. Thoughts?

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[Robin-jay]

I know I may be reading too much into this...but do y'all view the essay prompts differently depending on if they ask about a "challenge" versus "adversity"? To me, an adversity seems to refer more to something bad that happened to you personally, but a challenge is more broad and less severe. Thoughts?

To me:

Challenge is something you actively searched for and proceeded to accomplish. Almost an "optimistic" connotation to it.

Adversity is something you are forced to overcome and proceeded to accomplish. Almost a "pessimistic" connotation to it.