Medical How real is too real in adversity essay?

[TheBoneDoctah]

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I have some ideas for my adversity essay, but I do not write anything that is too intense or make people feel sorry for me. Help?

1. High school dropout due to parent's unemployment/health challenges. Got GED, worked hard, here I am, etc. Feel like this is a safer pick.
2. Several years of many doctors appointments, medications, and tests in my youth that turned out to be Munchausen by proxy on behalf of my mother. Found out she was causing and/or fabricating my symptoms, meds weren't needed, etc. This was many, many years ago.
3. Dual job layoffs just weeks prior to first child's birth, helping spouse with postpartum depression.

Or I can keep thinking if these all seem off.

In my opinion:

1>3>2

I think they all would work though. Make sure you can talk about any of these openly at an interview.

 

[Goro]

Agree 100%

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Yes, 1 fits the "distance traveled" definition for me the best.

 

[tantacles]

Yeah, I agree with everyone else, although I actually would love to read an essay about #2 if it were written well.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

Yeah, I agree with everyone else, although I actually would love to read an essay about #2 if it were written well.

Totally agree with #2. I would use #2 SOMEWHERE in your app...maybe just not on adversity.

 

[MusicDOc124]

Agree with all the above. Something to keep in mind... feeling sorry would be a PS of "this happened to me, please be sad for me and pick me because of that" - however, when written like "all of this crap happened to me. Look how far I've come, and I've still got farther to go. Pick me because I'm capable and can overcome adversity," then we're talking!

Big difference. Any of the 3 will be fine if written well.