Diversity/Adversity topics

[unluckyadhessiveness]

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Hello friends, I would like some feedback on my diversity and adversity topics:


Diversity: I was looking to combine the fact that I am a low SES and a first-generation college student. As a first-generation college student, I felt out of place and struggled to relate to people around me. As a low SES, I was planning on talking about again feeling out of place and how I felt barriers to communication when speaking to physicians or anyone from a "higher SES class. I already have this essay done and if anyone would care to look at it I would appreciate it!

Adversity: For this, I was planning on talking about how I was born with a deaf ear and how it impacted my education and how I learned to live with it. I would be clear to make it known that I still carried out all my duties effectively. I've already mentioned this in my PS, but never talked about it in an adversity sense and talked about it more as piquing my curiosity. Would this be an okay topic?

Any feedback is appreciated!

 

[deleted972488]

Both sound good.

 

[Moko]

Yes to both as well. In your case, both of your topics can be used for both diversity and adversity prompts.

My only caution for your diversity topic is to focus on the experiences that you bring being a first-generation college student from a lower socioeconomic status. What characteristics do you possess that allowed you to excel in that environment? What can others potentially learn from your experiences that would be helpful for their future practice? The reader should be able to glean this information from your essay.

Also, you will be surrounded by many folks from privileged upbringings, and you don't want to imply that you will feel out of place around them. I would also avoid comparing yourself to those in higher SES. This essay is about you, not them. You don't want to appear insecure in the application.

Learning to adapt to unilateral deafness is definitely worthy of the adversity prompt. Good luck.