…I had used a consulting service to prepare my personal statement and maybe consider writing a diversity statement. As a non-URM, I felt it was a little tone-deaf to write a diversity statement, but I think I have a unique experience that could add to a student body. Second, a few schools sent application waivers in…
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Admitted to St. John's University…I filled out first and made a grammar change in my div statement months later. I also got exponentially better at those why x statements as time went on- no reason to put your first choice with your weakest application. “Early apps” don’t matter like you may think they do- they only get earlier decisions for high…
LGBTQ+ (nonbinary and queer/bisexual), first gen, low income background (wrote abt gender/sexuality stuff in a conservative workplace for my diversity statement). English, Italian, & German speaker. Latin/ancient Greek knower (can’t really “speak” these lol) I stuck with NYC area schools only because my partner’s…
Wrote diversity statement, gpa addendum, character and fitness addendum. All were of high quality, reviewed by multiple people and worked on tirelessly for months on end.
Though my “softs” are individually T4, I have an outrageous amount of them; thus, on an overall basis, they may be considered T3. STEM Major. Wrote Diversity Statement for all schools. Wrote a tailored Why X for about 1/3 of applied schools (e.g., Berk, Penn, Duke, etc.) My advice is to focus on overshadowing your…
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