UPitt - contributing to diversity?

[wrigleygirl]

ok, i really have nothing unique to put for upitt secondary question about aspects of my life that would contribute to their goal of recruiting a diverse student body. i feel like leaving it blank would be better than bs-ing. anyone else leave it blank?

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[Nikki2002]

Are you from a rural or underserved area? Have you traveled a lot? any unique volunteer or research experiences? anything that makes you stand out? i dunno if i would leave it blank.......

 

[Kimka83]

Are you from a rural or underserved area? Have you traveled a lot? any unique volunteer or research experiences? anything that makes you stand out? i dunno if i would leave it blank.......

How about your family origins? Do you have a relative who lived abroad and has shared some customs with you? That's what I wrote about.

 

[wrigleygirl]

thanks, guys. those are great suggestions, but i feel like i have nothing substantial to contribute from any of them - i'm from a mid-size city, never studied abroad, no really cool volunteer experiences. i feel like i'm stuck the only thing that comes to mind is that i went to a catholic grade school and then was the only person from my class to go to my public high school. i could reflect some on that, but many people think bringing religion into it unnecessarily is a bad idea.

 

[Nikki2002]

was your major/minor in something besides the sciences? did you have any jobs that allowed to interact with lots of people (maybe people from other cultures?)

 

[glp]

ok, i really have nothing unique to put for upitt secondary question about aspects of my life that would contribute to their goal of recruiting a diverse student body. i feel like leaving it blank would be better than bs-ing. anyone else leave it blank?

you cannot be exactly like every other person in the world. there is a least one trait/experience that makes you unique. write about it.

 

[wrigleygirl]

was your major/minor in something besides the sciences? did you have any jobs that allowed to interact with lots of people (maybe people from other cultures?)

actually yes... i was a psych/international studies double major. i had tossed around the idea - now i may go with it. thanks nikki!

 

[Nikki2002]

actually yes... i was a psych/international studies double major. i had tossed around the idea - now i may go with it. thanks nikki!

WELL THERE YA GO!! That's definitely what you should write about--that contributes to diversity big time!!!!

 

[DarkFark]

I was going to leave this blank too, till I realized what it meant. I think the word 'diversity' makes it confusing- makes you think in terms of ethnicity. They're really just looking for what makes you unique or special.