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Disadvantage Addendum?

Artak MamikonyanArtak Mamikonyan Member
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Hey guys, so one of the schools I'm applying to has an optional section called disadvantage addendum and the prompt says "Please describe the socio-economic disadvantages you have overcome." How long should these be? What sorts of things are included in this? I'd appreciate any feedback. thanks!
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  • inactiveinactive Alum Member
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    Bumping this so more people see it!
  • AlexAlex Alum Member ⭐
    23929 karma
    @"Artak Mamikonyan" said:
    How long should these be? What sorts of things are included in this? I'd appreciate any feedback. thanks!
    Sounds like a page should be fine. Just describe the ways you have overcome being poor (growing up poor, going to a poorly funded school, being on welfare, etc) If you haven't overcome socio-economical disadvantages, probably best to not force anything.

    HTH

  • SprinklesSprinkles Alum Member ⭐
    11542 karma
    @"Alex Divine" said:
    Sounds like a page should be fine. Just describe the ways you have overcome being poor (growing up poor, going to a poorly funded school, being on welfare, etc) If you haven't overcome socio-economical disadvantages, probably best to not force anything.
    Yep, pretty much this. Don't exceed one page!
  • David BusisDavid Busis Member Moderator
    7375 karma
    +2 on @"Alex Divine" . One page works. If you can, tell a short narrative: this is what my life was like, and this what I learned/this is how it affected my outlook/this is how I overcame it. Illustrate your circumstances with a specific detail or two. For example, "Our car was so rickety that we joked it was close to exploding and nicknamed it 'The Bomb.'"
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