how did you approach the supplemental?
i’m a hs senior with great academics and slightly above average extracurriculars (full app in my post history), so essays are gonna be really important for my application. unfortunately, as a middle class white girl, i don’t know quite how to approach the identity essay (applying ed1 hopefully).
i’ve read that you should probably avoid talking about divorce in college essays, but it’s an aspect of my background which has influenced me to some degree.
if you got admitted without an uncommon cultural background, what did you choose to write about?
if you’re feeling really nice, tell me what you think about my current idea: with my two parents living hours away from each other, i’ve lived my whole life alternating between metropolitan and rural areas. as such, i’ve become accustomed to living and interacting closely with different cultures and ideological viewpoints, developing a capacity for engaging deeply with people of different backgrounds. i hope to bring that openmindedness to a diverse campus like vanderbilt’s, helping me to collaborate effectively with students across cultures and beliefs and build a stronger community through skills in understanding and engagement built through growing up in two completely different cultural environments.
thanks!!