How do I write about how I will bring diversity?
I’m biologically asian, but i pretty much live like the typical white girl.
Theres nothing diverse about that…
Any ideas? Thanks!
I’m by an expert in this at all. I did have a thought though that you could write about how you will show that people shouldn’t be judged by their appearances based on stereotypes. That’s another kind of diversity and pretty important for people to realize. And also, you pretty much demonstrate that while people may all look different on the outside, we all have much more important facets to our humanity that are more important and that we all share. Make sense?
Even a whitebread, hetero kid from an overrepresented state can offer diversity. Some examples…
Political (“I support the Tea Party, unlike the majority of students”)
Religious (I’m Buddhist/atheist/UU, etc")
Opinions or ideas (“I’ve never gone along with the crowd”)
Activities (“I want to start a scuba club/ukulele group/fashion design club”)
Background (“I’ll bring perspective on what it’s like to be from an interfaith family/have a disabled sibling/have lived in multiple areas of the country/have lived with a serious illness”)
Personality (“I was always a tomboy and never fit gender stereotypes”, I love to laugh more than anyone I know")
Ability (“I have a photographic memory”, I’m the biggest klutz you’ll ever meet, but I can laugh at myself")
The key is to use the essay to highlight a quality the school will find attractive, such as leadership, resilience, or out of the box thinking.
Thanks!