<p>I'm asking because I want to know if it's suppose to be "why am I a nontraditional student" theme?</p>
<p>Or can it be just on personal experiences of how I went from a college drop out into 4.0 GPA student in a community college. I did include why I want to go to Columbia and define its elements of the department.</p>
<p>I'm only 24 and don't really have great work experiences</p>
<p>Be honest. Don’t leave them wondering if you left something out, or are trying to hide something.</p>
<p>I have a number of friends at GS who have had serious troubles in their past include heavy drug use and prison time. Nothing you can say will shock them (assuming you can legally go to college in the US, that is. I suppose if you’re some international warlord on the run from the UN, that might shock them…).</p>