Diversity Prompt

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[Moko]

Religion is an appropriate albeit sensitive subject for this. Just do it tactfully and you'll be fine.

 

[Goro]

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Religion has had a very large influence on me, and I think being a religious individual, in this day and age, can be considered diverse.

Also, would any future goals hold any merit at all?

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You need to walk the walk, and not merely talk the talk. Words are easy, doing is harder.

 

[ciestar]

If you use any of this, please dont imply only the religious have morals. Im very much nonreligious but i have morals lol

Either way, stuff like this must be done with a lot of thought. You cannot come across preachy even a little bit.

 

[Goro]

OK, I can respect that, though I hope after the hundreds of hours I dedicated to community service adcoms will at least consider to take my goal seriously.

That being said, what are your thoughts on a diversity essay in which I talk about my culture (not URM) and religion? Specifically how my culture initially clashed with that of western society, and how I learned to integrate both as I matured. This not only taught me cultural competence and makes me excited to serve a diverse group of people because I know the struggles they may have, but it also taught me that I am so much more than a XXXXX ethnic and ZZZZZ religion person, but instead it is a part of my identity. I learned from my experiences volunteering that I am a compassionate person that I don't need religion as a means to do good, but because it is something that I loved doing.

Not really a fan of that approach. Between the lines you're saying "My religion/culture was intolerant of others."

 

[Goro]

Just read that some adcoms only read certain sections of the application. So for the diversity, could I talk about my family coming from poverty, instilling lessons they learned into me (helping others, always be grateful etc.) which motivated me to volunteer with the underserved and taught me X, Y, Z. I can then describe how I will use X, Y, Z in my medical school class. Assuming X, Y, and Z are diverse traits, how does this flow sound?

Now, what are some "diverse" traits I could use? Or should I focus more on diverse experiences from working with the underserved? While my nationality is from a poor country, I am still ORM, so I can't use nationality for diversity, therefore I am left with experiences.

The diversity prompt is NOT for ethnicity...it's about something cool and useful you bring to the Class.