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What should the admissions committee know beyond what’s written in my application documents?
What should the admissions committee know beyond what’s written in my application documents?
1. I am a first-generation bachelor’s degree graduate and soon-to-be first-generation graduate student.
2. Despite facing numerous obstacles, I have triumphed over adversity.
3. I experienced profound loss when both my parents passed away within a year of each other when I was seven years old.
4. The death of my brother at 21 in 2018 led to a period of severe depression.
5. In 2019, at 23 years old, I moved to Colorado, leaving behind my family on the East Coast. I started a new job, bought a house the following year, and battled COVID-19 during the pandemic, which, combined with the depression from being away from my siblings, impacted my academic performance.
6. Growing up without my parents had a significant impact on me, making me realize the lack of foundation in my life as I grew older. However, over the past four years, I have undergone significant personal growth in my academics, personal life, emotional, and mental well-being.
7. I moved out at 19 years old after completing one semester in college. Things were tough for me as I struggled to make ends meet, focus on school, and have a social life at 19.
8. I was raised by my aunt and cousins in a Christian household.
9. I am recognized as a natural leader who accomplishes tasks effectively both at school and in my community.
10. I am deeply passionate about being a source of positivity and assistance to those around me, while also establishing healthy boundaries.
11. I actively volunteer at the food bank in my community.
12. My parents immigrated to the US in pursuit of the American dream, and I consider myself to be the embodiment of that dream.
