I’m having trouble with the supplement about where I have lived. “Tell us where you have lived - and for how long - since you were born; whether you’ve always lived in the same place, or perhaps in a variety of places” (100 words).
I grew up in a well-off family and have lived-in the same house my whole life. Furthermore, I grew up in a suburb that many people would say is snobby/predominantly white, and I fit the mold (white male). Anyway, I know Brown cares a lot about diversity and I don’t want to come across as a cookie cutter rich kid, so I’m struggling with how to frame the essay. The question is also pretty straight to the point, so I’m not sure how much I can ‘spin’ the question and talk about something else.
@ap012199 I would appreciate it if you could PM me the response as well, as I also match the white male coming from a predominately well-off/snobby/white neighborhood.
This question is particularly tough for students like you – but you have to be honest. If this is your background, own it. It is what it is. They accept plenty of affluent white males.
I think my D has a really good approach to this question in her app. I’m sure it’s not entirely original but I like her short answer. I think she could have written a great longer essay.
I think one way to approach it could be more focusing on the house you grew up in and focusing more on specific anecdotes that relate feelings/formative experiences as they relate to where you grew up. I think this could still answer the question without coming across as overly privileged and snobby.
@eyrar99 but the thing is almost every applicant grows up in a house and learns from experience within it. Brown wants to know the communities in which you have lived and how people and experiences outside of your family have changed you. In my opinion, talking just about your house would result in a somewhat unoriginal response.
They aren’t trying to literally learn where you live and then exclude you. They want to see how you choose to answer it, what comes across about you,based on what you do write.
Not demographics, your street, a description. As always, it’s in how you answer, what that shows about you (even the influences you note reflect on you.) Kids answer in myriad ways and it’s not just a dry question.