I have two DSs written (two shorter ones taken from one original long one)...I don't which one to chose because I don't know what should be prioritized in a DS.
I have heard that, if a URM, it is definitely best to include this in the DS. But, I have a lot of other experiences that I'm trying to tie in...what should take precedence?
Having learned to understand the significance of my Mexican cultural/ethnic background to my own development when I moved to a city that has a very large Mexican-American population
Both my parents have chronic mental and physical illnesses, as an only child I had to help out a lot at home...
We traveled a lot when I was kid -- lived in Japan and Germany
How being a female in a male dominated field (engineering) effected me
Issues growing up in lower socio-economic class...
My own mental health issues in my late teens to early twenties
Thanks!
What to include?... Forum
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Re: What to include?...
I've heard that if you want the URM bump you need to speak to your culture/ethnic background somewhere in your application. You could potentially add diversity topics to your Personal Statement and free up your Diversity Statement for another topic.
If you already have diversity in your application, and you have other meaningful topics you could write about, then I don't see why you couldn't pick one of the other topics, such as "Issues growing up in lower socio-economic class..." or "We traveled a lot when I was kid -- lived in Japan and Germany," and use that as the DS focus instead of race.
Personally, I would stay away from mentioning mental health issues. Especially since you have other superior topics, imo, that you could use.
If you already have diversity in your application, and you have other meaningful topics you could write about, then I don't see why you couldn't pick one of the other topics, such as "Issues growing up in lower socio-economic class..." or "We traveled a lot when I was kid -- lived in Japan and Germany," and use that as the DS focus instead of race.
Personally, I would stay away from mentioning mental health issues. Especially since you have other superior topics, imo, that you could use.
