Black female who grew up in Hawaii/Japan...
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:34 pm
I'm just going to mention various factors which I think may make my URM status more compelling:
Black female.
Grew up in Hawaii and Japan, and attended school in Germany for a while.
I went from nearly flunking out of high school due to illness, but managed to make it to a top public school in the end.
I double majored in philosophy and German.
Grandfather was a plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education.
Divorced after leaving an abusive relationship.
Are any of these issues I should refrain from mentioning, or only mention in my diversity statement? Will they make much of a difference?
Black female.
Grew up in Hawaii and Japan, and attended school in Germany for a while.
I went from nearly flunking out of high school due to illness, but managed to make it to a top public school in the end.
I double majored in philosophy and German.
Grandfather was a plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education.
Divorced after leaving an abusive relationship.
Are any of these issues I should refrain from mentioning, or only mention in my diversity statement? Will they make much of a difference?