Diversity In College Application

Before we go any further, it's important to have a working understanding of the word "Diverse."

Diversity can be an important topic at universities and can be a factor in admissions. I believe that I can contribute a truly multi-cultural background to the diversity at Virginia Tech. Many people's origins begin with their parents and ancestors. Regarding my own ancestry, both of my parents were born in Egypt--my dad was born in Alexandria, and my mom in Cairo. To add to that, they are also Canadians. My mom moved to Montreal when she was 17 and my dad when he was 24, and they lived together in Montreal for eight years. I was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and have lived there all my life. Naturally, because of my parents I am a citizen of Egypt and Canada, too, making me a citizen of three countries. For the most part, my family is

What is Diversity? What do you seem to think of whenever you think of someone as “diverse”? Is it possible to be truly diverse while you are living in a community of other people around you? Are these people really all the same as you? Diversity can be a strange and sometimes a frighting thing. I think that diversity is something that everyone should try harder to understand and keep a open mind about.

When thinking about the idea of “diversity” the first concept that comes to mind is race. Although I am culturally diverse because of my mother being Filipino and my father being Israeli I also possess other aspects of diversity. Diversity can be taken into numerous directions but I think it best represents capabilities and experiences that set people apart. I have been a member of my high school Class Council since I was a freshman. This experience has let me get to know the school staff, in addition to fellow students. I have enjoyed mentoring students, organizing junior and senior prom, participating in spirit rallies, and organizing a gift drive for our teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. This ability to work closely with a diverse

When I sat down to write this essay, I tried, as my high school English teacher always instructed, to imagine the audience for my writing. The more I thought about it, the more I pitied the college admissions screeners who would be reading a thousand essays on diversity. Along with the expected takes on race and ethnicity, how many of those essays would present their authors as outcasts, loners, kids who didn’t fit in at his or her school? How could I present myself as someone unique and interesting—strange, even—without falling prey to the cliché of the self-pitying social misfit?

Most of the social stigmas that I have heard of have already been mention by others. One that hasn’t been mention yet is “Jews are greedy, and that “Japanese woman are submissive to their boyfriend/husband”.

I believe that diversity is when one accepts and learns from someone who is different from them. Even though I came from a diverse background, I wasn’t expecting the kind of community I found at Kean University. People of all cultures and backgrounds came together to accomplish similar goals, which was to better their education.

Diversity refers to the range of ideas, beliefs, ethnic backgrounds, and many more within institutions, and social environments. There are believers who argue diversity benefits every party involved, and there are people who believe diversity serves no purpose to everyone involved. Because of these varying views, diversity among universities nationwide is a touching issue causing these universities to attempt to implement procedures to increase diversity on their campus. For example, Michigan awarded twenty points to applicants who identify with a specific minority groups.

When the word diversity comes up in conversation, the first thing most people think of is racial diversity. I too, when first presented with this prompt, thought that very thing, but being a white female in a town where the majority of the population is white I didn’t think that I had much diversity to speak of. But then it dawned on me that there is diversity within itself. Diversity can be different hobbies, different family backgrounds, different life experiences. Within myself I am filled with diversity, a diversity that sets me apart from the crowd and prepares me to excel in a community such as the one at University of Colorado Boulder.

Everyone has a story that makes them the person they are today. Wherever you are, there is diversity, different backgrounds to take into consideration. Diversity doesn’t necessarily mean division by color of skin but your upbringing, significant changes, and what you learned or taught. Not everything can be seen, some are felt that makes every person different.

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The word “diversity” means a range of different things. It can also see as the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas and so on. As a university student you are expected to have an idea in every aspect or area of life because learning is universal despite you are in school, you have to incorporate learning with social, economic, political and environmental aspect of life. These can be along, the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities religious beliefs political beliefs, or other ideologies.

What I have learned is, diversity is an openness to accept differences and the expression of ideologies that differ from the norm. For the longest time I have walked the halls of my school resembling a wandering raisin in a vast sea of milk, always feeling different and struggling to conform

According to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, diversity is the condition of having or being composed of differing elements, especially inclusion of different types of people in a group or organization. Growing up in southwest Atlanta, it was rare for me to experience a diverse culture. Everyone surrounding me was the same: a black child attending public school. Low standards brought lower test scores. With little to no academic expectations from the school board, it was difficult for students like myself to be motivated to than achieve more than mediocre. However, I refused to be another statistic. I refused to let myself slip through a school system that could not care less about me. This influenced me to not only encourage myself to aspire

When applying to a school, one of the main priorities I have is it must offer me opportunities that allow me to grow as a student. These opportunities can range from letting me make connections with people of different demographics or exposing me to a diverse field of research in biology. The University of Wisconsin-Madison truly does just that, even beyond my expectations.