-lawtina- '21–'22 app cycle Class of 2025 class year

non-mexican or pr hispanic, first generation low income applicant from t14 undergrad

did not write a why x essay for any school except duke, but i did include a small paragraph why x at the end of my personal statement for every school except asu

wrote optional essays for michigan (something about a group you have been a part of), gulc (top 10 list), and a pretty detailed fun fact for columbia (not an essay but in their app)

sent diversity statement to nyu, bu, nu, columbia, asu, and american, i would’ve sent it to all schools but i wasn’t planning on writing one, then nyu sorta required one so i wrote one, but i had already submitted several apps by then, so i sent it to every school i applied to after nyu

panic applied to american late in the cycle after freaking out about debt and thinking they’d give me a good offer, then i got very good offers from bu and gw and knew i’d pick them over american so i withdrew before they made a decision