Is living/working abroad during a gap year... Forum

[Real Madrid]

An appropriate (or solid) topic for a diversity statement? Or am I really stretching it here and should I just forget about it?

[Ginj]

An appropriate (or solid) topic for a diversity statement? Or am I really stretching it here and should I just forget about it?

Depends. What did you do?

[Real Madrid]

Teach English.

[Ginj]

Teach English.

I don't think it's an example of "diversity" because it was only for a year. Might make a good PS.

[crumpetsandtea]

+1 to Ginj. Where did you teach? It would be a better statement topic if it was somewhere not many people go (ie, Mongolia instead of France).

[Moomoo2u]

I did the same thing (for 2 years) and I don't think it's really a good topic. Everyone and their mothers has gone abroad and either studied or taught English.

I think you might be able to relate it to something unique about yourself (e.g. you are hispanic and saw how your culture was viewed in Spain/Europe etc etc)