Hi everyone,
I wrote about a certain life event in the “Other Impactful Experiences” section of the primary application, but I’m really conflicted on whether it’s appropriate to include in this section or whether it should be saved for the adversity essay in secondaries.
Without going into too much detail, I wrote about how a close family member stole the college savings that another family member had put away for me. I was living in a low(ish)-income (~50k/yr) single parent household, so if I still wanted to afford college I had to be proactive and resourceful in applying for grants and scholarships, and getting work study because my parents couldn’t support me.
I just don’t know if this experience is “major” enough to include in the impactful experiences section. I definitely did not grow up rich, but I never had to live in poverty, work full-time to support my family or worry about food or housing insecurity. However, I’d like adcoms to know that I did grow up with struggles, and that I didn’t have rich parents that were able to pay for college.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
I wrote about a certain life event in the “Other Impactful Experiences” section of the primary application, but I’m really conflicted on whether it’s appropriate to include in this section or whether it should be saved for the adversity essay in secondaries.
Without going into too much detail, I wrote about how a close family member stole the college savings that another family member had put away for me. I was living in a low(ish)-income (~50k/yr) single parent household, so if I still wanted to afford college I had to be proactive and resourceful in applying for grants and scholarships, and getting work study because my parents couldn’t support me.
I just don’t know if this experience is “major” enough to include in the impactful experiences section. I definitely did not grow up rich, but I never had to live in poverty, work full-time to support my family or worry about food or housing insecurity. However, I’d like adcoms to know that I did grow up with struggles, and that I didn’t have rich parents that were able to pay for college.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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