radicalraspberry
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I was planning on not writing that one as I’ve been pretty privileged throughout my lifeWhat did you decide for OIE?
So growing up with your grandparents outside the US wasn't impactful to you? (Other Impactful Experience)I was planning on not writing that one as I’ve been pretty privileged throughout my life
So growing up with your grandparents outside the US wasn't impactful to you? (Other Impactful Experience)
It was, but I wasn’t disadvantaged during it and the more impactful experience was the adjustment into a new culture, but I thought that’d fit the diversity secondary better since the OIE is more or less a remake of the disadvantaged section?
So adjusting to a new culture was not a disadvantage to you? The "diversity" prompt can come in different ways, such as how you contribute to a school's diversity, not just how you are diverse.It was, but I wasn’t disadvantaged during it and the more impactful experience was the adjustment into a new culture, but I thought that’d fit the diversity secondary better since the OIE is more or less a remake of the disadvantaged section?
So adjusting to a new culture was not a disadvantage to you? The "diversity" prompt can come in different ways, such as how you contribute to a school's diversity, not just how you are diverse.
I'm making suggestions that could help you assess your choices differently. You don't need to be "disadvantaged" to write an OIE.
Many applicants, especially Asians, are too deferential in believing their life experience is not worth mentioning when it can help their application. Why do Asians have difficulty getting into mainstream leadership positions? Embracing the value of their own story.I see, thank you for your advice. I just didn’t want to seem to have a lack of self awareness to describe such a common and relatively insignificant ORM experience compared to disadvantages faced by URM, low income, those with poor health