Talking about being shy-digging my own grave?

[nh278]

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[oopsaloo]

I think that's a wonderful essay topic. You're showing that you've overcome your shyness, and that you're not shy anymore. So feel confident - your essay, if anything, will be supporting your non-shyness, and that's a really good topic for the obstacles/challenge essay.

 

[deleted393595]

Hi guys,

So i'm really stuck on whether or not I should submit an optional secondary essay about overcoming my shyness. I'm really worried that it will count against me that I had this weakness, and I won't even make it to the interview stage to show that I really am not the person I was before. But I want to let adcomms know how much I've challenged myself to step outside of my comfort zone and I feel overcoming this side of me has been a really important part of who I am. I keep flip-flopping between whether or not to submit it, and have been getting mixed advice from friends. Any ideas of how I should go about doing this??

As long as your secondary shows that proof that you have overcome your shyness (Eg Getting elected to a position. Can't do that without connecting with people and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone).

@Goro @gyngyn Does this make sense? Thanks!

 

[ChrisMack390]

This sounds great to me, just make sure to include some examples of how you overcame it.

 

[Goro]

Agree 100%

As long as your secondary shows that proof that you have overcome your shyness (Eg Getting elected to a position. Can't do that without connecting with people and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone).

@Goro @gyngyn Does this make sense? Thanks!