Disadvantaged Consideration on Application

[rebecca_chatul_tov]

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OK, so growing up my family owned a struggling small business where my parents annual take home was usually less than $10,000 K combined for any given year. No medical/dental for me or my sister. They eventually filed for bankruptcy. Growing up in a rural community our house was... not structurally sound by conventional standards. It had a dirt floor in certain rooms of the house and had no central heat until I was 15, so that meant cutting wood every single stinking Saturday so we could keep our house warm in the winter. Anyway, Dad started drinking when I was in high school so I moved out and went to live with relatives and worked my way through a private catholic high school, so I had a legal guardian by the time I graduated.

Anyway, now I am 37 years old. I put my self through college and joined the military. Does any of this actually matter now? If so, how do I write this up so it sounds professional and not like I am whining about how hard I had it growing up.

 

[rebecca_chatul_tov]

Description of Childhood Residency...

I moved around a little. Is this what they want to know?

 

[jbarnett2020]

OK, so growing up my family owned a struggling small business where my parents annual take home was usually less than $10,000 K combined for any given year. No medical/dental for me or my sister. They eventually filed for bankruptcy. Growing up in a rural community our house was... not structurally sound by conventional standards. It had a dirt floor in certain rooms of the house and had no central heat until I was 15, so that meant cutting wood every single stinking Saturday so we could keep our house warm in the winter. Anyway, Dad started drinking when I was in high school so I moved out and went to live with relatives and worked my way through a private catholic high school, so I had a legal guardian by the time I graduated.

Anyway, now I am 37 years old. I put my self through college and joined the military. Does any of this actually matter now? If so, how do I write this up so it sounds professional and not like I am whining about how hard I had it growing up.

First and foremost, thank you for your service. I hope that you enjoyed your Memorial Day.

I had some disadvantages that affected my undergraduate success. PM me and we can go over how I tackled that.

 

[PharmDorDDS]

This can go under personal statement as well.
Under disadvantage you can put economic or social disadvantage and describe your rural area. I think this is optional but it's worth writing a paragraph or two about your housing situation.

 

[jbarnett2020]

This can go under personal statement as well.
Under disadvantage you can put economic or social disadvantage and describe your rural area. I think this is optional but it's worth writing a paragraph or two about your housing situation.

Absolutely! Great advice.

 

[queen1212]

First and foremost, thank you for your service. I hope that you enjoyed your Memorial Day.

I had some disadvantages that affected my undergraduate success. PM me and we can go over how I tackled that.

Do you have time to read my disadvantage consideration essay?

 

[doc toothache]

A lot of water has flown under that bridge.