SpartanDawg_4
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Diversity
What is everyone’s opinion on writing about an anecdotal experience for secondary essays? For this diversity essay in particular, I am an ORM, so wanted to write about my experience caring for a resident of mine at a nursing home who does not speak english, and what I learned from interacting / caring for her, and the perspective it gave me on what it may feel like to be misunderstood and not cared for, due to something like a language barrier.
I have also thought about writing about how I spend a lot of my free time, which is as a Young Life leader (I lead Bible studies and a youth group at a local high school), and my interactions with students who struggle financially and how I navigate that (in our interactions but also money-wise, by working hard to fundraise with them, running a 5k event, doing yard work, etc).
Unfortunately, these two experiences (CNA and YL leader) I already wrote a bit about in my Most Meaningful Activities on my primary app, but I didn’t talk specifically about these instances (barriers and lower SES).
I could also talk about what I’ve learned from my mom who has multiple sclerosis, and my brother who has severe mental illness (bipolar disorder with psychosis) but I don’t know.
Adversity
I am also concerned for this essay, because I took my strongest story and used it for my personal statement; I wrote a lot about the impact my recent (2 years ago) diagnosis with type 1 diabetes has had on me, and how I grew from it. I could definitely try to write about it again from a different angle, but worry it will sound repetitive and too much like my PS.
Besides that, struggling to think of adversity I have faced. I could talk about navigating my spring semester freshman year fresh off knee surgery, and the long road to recovery, but that sounds dumb.
I could also talk about how in high school my entire life was basketball until I was benched, and I started waking up at 6 am to workout to fight for playing time, but that seems so lame and relative to all the challenges in this world, seems insignificant.
Do I just bite the bullet and write about diabetes again?
What is everyone’s opinion on writing about an anecdotal experience for secondary essays? For this diversity essay in particular, I am an ORM, so wanted to write about my experience caring for a resident of mine at a nursing home who does not speak english, and what I learned from interacting / caring for her, and the perspective it gave me on what it may feel like to be misunderstood and not cared for, due to something like a language barrier.
I have also thought about writing about how I spend a lot of my free time, which is as a Young Life leader (I lead Bible studies and a youth group at a local high school), and my interactions with students who struggle financially and how I navigate that (in our interactions but also money-wise, by working hard to fundraise with them, running a 5k event, doing yard work, etc).
Unfortunately, these two experiences (CNA and YL leader) I already wrote a bit about in my Most Meaningful Activities on my primary app, but I didn’t talk specifically about these instances (barriers and lower SES).
I could also talk about what I’ve learned from my mom who has multiple sclerosis, and my brother who has severe mental illness (bipolar disorder with psychosis) but I don’t know.
Adversity
I am also concerned for this essay, because I took my strongest story and used it for my personal statement; I wrote a lot about the impact my recent (2 years ago) diagnosis with type 1 diabetes has had on me, and how I grew from it. I could definitely try to write about it again from a different angle, but worry it will sound repetitive and too much like my PS.
Besides that, struggling to think of adversity I have faced. I could talk about navigating my spring semester freshman year fresh off knee surgery, and the long road to recovery, but that sounds dumb.
I could also talk about how in high school my entire life was basketball until I was benched, and I started waking up at 6 am to workout to fight for playing time, but that seems so lame and relative to all the challenges in this world, seems insignificant.
Do I just bite the bullet and write about diabetes again?
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