Being somewhat well off counts as diversity? Forum
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ManOfTheMinute
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Re: Being somewhat well off counts as diversity?
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HeavenWood
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Re: Being somewhat well off counts as diversity?
lol at the idea that would somehow cancel out the URM boost, though sounding like a tool-bag in your application is a poor choice on its own merit.ManOfTheMinute wrote:You're URM. Do NOT mention the fact that you're rich.Anonymous User wrote:URM here. I wanted to write about my family and how we got where we are. The thing is my family belongs to the top 10% and I have no idea how admission committee will take this. I want to show that they came from extremely poor backgrounds and that I been thought the value of hard work for real.
Would you recommend this subject or just leave it out?
It seems a lot of people write about how they overcame the obstacle of being poor but never about being well off.
