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Is living/working abroad during a gap year...
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:39 pm
by 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?
Re: Is living/working abroad during a gap year...
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:41 pm
by Ginj
Real Madrid wrote: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?
Re: Is living/working abroad during a gap year...
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:42 pm
by Real Madrid
Teach English.
Re: Is living/working abroad during a gap year...
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:44 pm
by Ginj
Real Madrid wrote:Teach English.
I don't think it's an example of "diversity" because it was only for a year. Might make a good PS.
Re: Is living/working abroad during a gap year...
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:30 pm
by 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).
Re: Is living/working abroad during a gap year...
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:39 pm
by 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)