OVERCOMING ADVERSITY

有一所学校需要提交一份文件，Overcoming adversity statement ，不过是选填的
“ A brief statement detailing any socioeconomic and/or educational disadvantages you have experienced.”
请问这份文件对申请有什么作用吗？是写了比较好，还是不不写比较好？

对于美国人比较有用。因为美国强调平等和diversity。比如你是黑人，your ethnic group has always been under-represented in this field,他们就很可能破格考虑你。或者你出身贫苦，你的community都没有出过大学生 blah blah.. 对于外国人可能用处不大，毕竟他们没有义务考虑你的平等问题。。

原来如此~谢谢楼上！

回复 2# ro123
请问那如果是foreign students 写了类似的战胜不利教育环境等等的经历，这会让米国的教授们怎么想呢？大多数会反感么？

回复  ro123
请问那如果是foreign students 写了类似的战胜不利教育环境等等的经历，这会让米国的教授们怎么想呢？大多数会反感么？
reneeme 发表于 2011-11-15 00:36

That I don't know.. but keep this in mind: all the application materials should be aimed to show your potential and fitness into the program. Whatever happened in the past they don't care (they care about your future), unless it shows a positive characteristic of yours which they think is crucial in your potential success.