Does this work for Duke's secondary essay about self-identity?

[leihoma97]

Duke's secondary is tearing me to shreds. For the following prompt, I'm going to talk about my race and socioeconomic background. I also want to talk about how being a student is also part of my identity. like I've been a student basically my entire life, and throughout med school/residency I will continue to be a student. I'm hoping to also talk about how as I've grown older I'm slowly transitioning to becoming a teacher too. Basically this progression from student to teacher. Does this make sense? I'm literally figuring out how to reach 500 words here lol.

Tell us more about who you are. You may provide additional information that expands your self-identity where gender identification, racial and/or ethnic self description, geographic origin, socioeconomic, academic, and/or other characteristics that define who you are as you contemplate a career that will interface with people who are similar AND dissimilar to you. You will have the opportunity below to tell us how you wish to be addressed, recognized and treated.

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[710118]

Seems like a topic that really isn't unique. I mean everybody applying to med school has basically been a student throughout their life and most have transitioned a bit to a teachers role as they got older (TA for a class for example). Can you talk about your community, hometown or parts of your identity?

 

[leihoma97]

Seems like a topic that really isn't unique. I mean everybody applying to med school has basically been a student throughout their life and most have transitioned a bit to a teachers role as they got older (TA for a class for example). Can you talk about your community, hometown or parts of your identity?

The problem is that another essay Duke asks is like "describe the community that nurtured you" so like there is soooo much overlap between the essays.

 

[leihoma97]

I guess I'll just list what I am for each of their categories and maybe someone can help me think of something lol.

gender: straight cis
ethnic/race: asian
geographic origin: suburb in the midwest and city on the west coast
Socioeconomic: upper middle class
academic: good well-resourced schools

ughgghgghhg i'm so frustrated idk what to do

 

[leihoma97]

when I ask myself "who am I" here are somethings that come to mind: asian, student, scientist, animal-lover, privileged, lucky, atheist, open-minded.

like I don't get what Duke is getting at here. What kind of things are they looking for?

 

[907914]

when I ask myself "who am I" here are somethings that come to mind: asian, student, scientist, animal-lover, privileged, lucky, atheist, open-minded.

like I don't get what Duke is getting at here. What kind of things are they looking for?

I wrote mine about the three identities of soldier, student, father that have permeated my adult life. See if you can write about scientist, Asian, and......?

 

[leihoma97]

I wrote mine about the three identities of soldier, student, father that have permeated my adult life. See if you can write about scientist, Asian, and......?

With the scientist identity, is there a way to write it so that it doesn't sound like I should just go for a PhD?

what kinds of things are they looking for geographic origin? Like city vs rural person?

 

[907914]

With the scientist identity, is there a way to write it so that it doesn't sound like I should just go for a PhD?

what kinds of things are they looking for geographic origin? Like city vs rural person?

City vs rural, urban wealth vs urban underserved (thing Central Detroit, East Cleveland, the Bronx, Compton etc.) medically underserved etc.

 

[Moko]

I guess I'll just list what I am for each of their categories and maybe someone can help me think of something lol.

gender: straight cis
ethnic/race: asian
geographic origin: suburb in the midwest and city on the west coast
Socioeconomic: upper middle class
academic: good well-resourced schools

ughgghgghhg i'm so frustrated idk what to do

Literally a first world problem right here .

Things to think about to help answer this question: How do you envision yourself contributing to the education of your future peers? How do you connect with others from vastly different backgrounds? What characteristics and qualities do you possess that will allow you to accomplish these tasks? How would your friends describe you?

 

[LizzyM]

As an upper middle class Asian atheist, if you move to North Carolina can you see yourself interacting with people who are similar and dissimilar to you in those ways? How does that feel? How do you wish to be treated? How comfortable do you feel with the idea that you might find yourself in circumstances where you will be the minority in the room? (When it is you and the patient and the patient's family, you may be the minority time after time.) How comfortable do you feel around coworkers who might say a blessing over their food or patients' families who tell you that they are praying for a miracle and ask you to say in the room while their pastor leads a prayer?

 

[710118]

As an upper middle class Asian atheist, if you move to North Carolina can you see yourself interacting with people who are similar and dissimilar to you in those ways? How does that feel? How do you wish to be treated? How comfortable do you feel with the idea that you might find yourself in circumstances where you will be the minority in the room? (When it is you and the patient and the patient's family, you may be the minority time after time.) How comfortable do you feel around coworkers who might say a blessing over their food or patients' families who tell you that they are praying for a miracle and ask you to say in the room while their pastor leads a prayer?

Exactly my thoughts. I think the atheist identity can be fleshed out nicely in an essay like this

 

[faerie62]

My 2 cents (though I never wrote this secondary), I don’t think it is the identity itself that is important but the way you discuss how those identities have influenced your place in the world and your relationship with others who identify differently. Concrete examples are always good to include.

 

[Neuronom]

I made these essays compliment one another, outlining defining aspects that made who I am (character, interests, skills).

Spoiler

Got the R anyway 😛