<p>one of the essay topics is</p>
<p>A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you. </p>
<p>Are there basically TWO essay choices within this essay?</p>
<p>One choice is to "describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community"</p>
<p>The other is to describe "an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you. "</p>
<p>...Or are these two somehow related?</p>