Diversity Essay: Tea?

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decided to scrap my diversity essay because it was a bit risky (growing up as a christian pastor's kid in a family where everyone from my great grandparents to my aunts/auncles/parents were/are pastors) and i was wondering if I could somehow use my interest in tea as my ~500 word essay on how Id' enhance the school's diversity. i'm struggling a lot so any help would be much appreciated.

1. due to my dad, i got interested in the various types of teas and specifically, traditional Asian tea ceremonies. I'm Korean and I got really interested in learning the details of ceremonies and the differences between Korean, Chinese, and Japanese cceremonies because the differences all reflected the differences in the cultures. i know a lot about tea brewing/steeping techniques and ceremonies, and I really like to share tea with my friends/other people because it's one of the ways i connect to people. i like the relaxing/open environment sharing a cup of tea creates too. if i connected this to medicine/diversity somehow, would this be an okay idea or is it a stretch?

2. do clinical research w/ medically underserved populations over the age of 40 who are diagnosed w a certain disease. I often go to clinics and interact with the patients and I would like to focus on underserved populations in medical school/residency/beyond. I also volunteer at a shelter for at risk children teaching them science. I guess I'm just really focused on serving the local community which for me is an urban city with many minorities. I wrote a lot about this in my PS/activities section though.

 

[Goro]

decided to scrap my diversity essay because it was a bit risky (growing up as a christian pastor's kid in a family where everyone from my great grandparents to my aunts/auncles/parents were/are pastors) and i was wondering if I could somehow use my interest in tea as my ~500 word essay on how Id' enhance the school's diversity. i'm struggling a lot so any help would be much appreciated.

1. due to my dad, i got interested in the various types of teas and specifically, traditional Asian tea ceremonies. I'm Korean and I got really interested in learning the details of ceremonies and the differences between Korean, Chinese, and Japanese cceremonies because the differences all reflected the differences in the cultures. i know a lot about tea brewing/steeping techniques and ceremonies, and I really like to share tea with my friends/other people because it's one of the ways i connect to people. i like the relaxing/open environment sharing a cup of tea creates too. if i connected this to medicine/diversity somehow, would this be an okay idea or is it a stretch?

2. do clinical research w/ medically underserved populations over the age of 40 who are diagnosed w a certain disease. I often go to clinics and interact with the patients and I would like to focus on underserved populations in medical school/residency/beyond. I also volunteer at a shelter for at risk children teaching them science. I guess I'm just really focused on serving the local community which for me is an urban city with many minorities. I wrote a lot about this in my PS/activities section though.

#2 you're supposed to do.

#1, while I really, really love tea, I'm not quite sure that this will fly.

 

[mindlight1]

I really love your tea story but I don't think it fits the diversity prompt. I think it's a great thing to talk about in a hobby/interest kind of essay or at an interview.

 

[seaofsecondaries]

#2 you're supposed to do.

#1, while I really, really love tea, I'm not quite sure that this will fly.

I really love your tea story but I don't think it fits the diversity prompt. I think it's a great thing to talk about in a hobby/interest kind of essay or at an interview.

Thank you both for your honest input!

If the OP can open with tea and connect with diversity of vatious cultures then go into how a large portion of american society lumps asian together but how they are different it could work.

Thank you so much for your help! I was struggling to find a way to connect tea with an overarching message and your suggestion is extremely helpful!

 

[Catalystik]

decided to scrap my diversity essay because it was a bit risky (growing up as a christian pastor's kid in a family where everyone from my great grandparents to my aunts/auncles/parents were/are pastors) and i was wondering if I could somehow use my interest in tea as my ~500 word essay on how Id' enhance the school's diversity. i'm struggling a lot so any help would be much appreciated.

1. due to my dad, i got interested in the various types of teas and specifically, traditional Asian tea ceremonies. I'm Korean and I got really interested in learning the details of ceremonies and the differences between Korean, Chinese, and Japanese cceremonies because the differences all reflected the differences in the cultures. i know a lot about tea brewing/steeping techniques and ceremonies, and I really like to share tea with my friends/other people because it's one of the ways i connect to people. i like the relaxing/open environment sharing a cup of tea creates too. if i connected this to medicine/diversity somehow, would this be an okay idea or is it a stretch?

2. do clinical research w/ medically underserved populations over the age of 40 who are diagnosed w a certain disease. I often go to clinics and interact with the patients and I would like to focus on underserved populations in medical school/residency/beyond. I also volunteer at a shelter for at risk children teaching them science. I guess I'm just really focused on serving the local community which for me is an urban city with many minorities. I wrote a lot about this in my PS/activities section though.

#1 is unique and an interesting avocation that will stand out. I think it would be fine to go with this topic. Be sure to pull in the differences in cultures that you've come to learn about.