Personal Essay about mental illness

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<p>I agree with BrownParent. It is a risk and depending upon what colleges you apply to, it could be a HUGE risk. For example, after reading the below articles, I would not recommend that anyone with a mental illness – even if you have overcome that illness — write about it in an essay to Harvard, as the university’s mental health care system is overwhelmed and Admissions just may not want to take on another student who might have a relapse sometime in their 4 years of college.</p>

<p>[A</a> Mental Health Reality Check | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/2/28/mental-health-reality/]A”>A Mental Health Reality Check | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson)</p>

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According to a clinician at UHS, there is so much demand for mental health on Harvard’s campus, that even if UHS doubled the size of MHS tomorrow, there still would not be enough resources to go around.

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<p>[Mental-Health</a> Breakdown: When Harvard Fails Its Students - The Daily Beast](<a href=“Mental-Health Breakdown: When Harvard Fails Its Students”>Mental-Health Breakdown: When Harvard Fails Its Students)</p>

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“This is not a social service agency,” says Barreira. And though Harvard has a $30.7 billion endowment, “there is no endowment dedicated to providing mental health services.”

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