onedaymore1128
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I am struggling with the secondary essays (the diversity and the challenge ones) for so long and finally have come up with some ideas...hoping someone could take a look at it and give me some feedbacks!
For the diversity one, I was thinking of talking about a traditional Chinese musical instrument that I have played for 12 years. I joined a musical band/ensemble which includes solely traditional musical instrument throughout high school and recently in college as well (the band just started). I was not involved in creating the band in college though. And in college, we tried to mix Chinese music with western music and also inviting people who play western instruments to join, not only for fun but also hoping that more people who were unfamiliar with traditional Chinese music may start appreciating this. So this experience not only trains my team working and interpersonal and artistic skills, but it shows my effort and passion in bringing essences from different practices together and trying to find a new fusion that works for more people (like Asian fusion or CAM in healthcare...) hope this analogy and the whole rationale makes sense...
For the challenge one, I was just thinking about coming to the US alone for college and had to adapt to everything here...some language barrier, huge cultural shock, but nothing else. Not sure if this would work...
I do have some other thoughts about the challenge one, like I was obsessed with body image greatly for a period time and had very mild eating disorders but I was cautioned not to write about this.
Another thought about the challenge one is that for a long time I was “advised” and discouraged to come to US and especially pursue a medical profession from my family members because I am a girl-although they have supported me financially. This is a cultural thing, as in my home culture there has always been a saying that girls had better marry a good man instead of pursuing a good career lmao. But I felt like this topic might be too broad and was not necessarily a challenge, as in the end I was financially supported. I just had to ignore those voices lol. (Also women in stem is also underrepresented in US as well so it’s kind of a global issue, but worse at my home)
Any feedback is welcomed!
For the diversity one, I was thinking of talking about a traditional Chinese musical instrument that I have played for 12 years. I joined a musical band/ensemble which includes solely traditional musical instrument throughout high school and recently in college as well (the band just started). I was not involved in creating the band in college though. And in college, we tried to mix Chinese music with western music and also inviting people who play western instruments to join, not only for fun but also hoping that more people who were unfamiliar with traditional Chinese music may start appreciating this. So this experience not only trains my team working and interpersonal and artistic skills, but it shows my effort and passion in bringing essences from different practices together and trying to find a new fusion that works for more people (like Asian fusion or CAM in healthcare...) hope this analogy and the whole rationale makes sense...
For the challenge one, I was just thinking about coming to the US alone for college and had to adapt to everything here...some language barrier, huge cultural shock, but nothing else. Not sure if this would work...
I do have some other thoughts about the challenge one, like I was obsessed with body image greatly for a period time and had very mild eating disorders but I was cautioned not to write about this.
Another thought about the challenge one is that for a long time I was “advised” and discouraged to come to US and especially pursue a medical profession from my family members because I am a girl-although they have supported me financially. This is a cultural thing, as in my home culture there has always been a saying that girls had better marry a good man instead of pursuing a good career lmao. But I felt like this topic might be too broad and was not necessarily a challenge, as in the end I was financially supported. I just had to ignore those voices lol. (Also women in stem is also underrepresented in US as well so it’s kind of a global issue, but worse at my home)
Any feedback is welcomed!
