eyeopener Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I am super confused about this. I have a lot to say, but am unsure how to work it in. Using sentences (and listing my referee as a verifier for everything to save space ), I still am only able to talk about 4 separate experiences (I am talking about my roles in each area). How are you all dealing with this section? Lists? Paragraphs? Argh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 I wrote it essay-style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda eyes Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Did you tie in or transition between the different experiences? Wouldn't writing it essay style be making it into huge slew of unrelated sentences...since you don't really have space to make the transition or tie in different activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Keep it simple Panda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 I wrote this section exactly like I wrote all the other sections. I think having 4 things is reasonable, considering for the other questions you're supposed to list 3 (maximum) things and they give you the same word limit. I also have tons more I could say, not only in the diversity section but in the entire app. The hard thing is only selecting the most important things to talk about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Did you tie in or transition between the different experiences? Wouldn't writing it essay style be making it into huge slew of unrelated sentences...since you don't really have space to make the transition or tie in different activities. I just wrote something along the lines of "I speak 48 languages and have traveled to 5000 countries. In addition to my academic pursuits, I have also dabbled in sports in my free time, including 25 Ironmans and skeleton at the 2008 Winter Olympics. I also love animals and have raised and hand-fed 350 orphaned African elephants in my backyard. Around Christmas time, I enjoy knitting 50000 scarves which I then send on a plane to disadvantaged South American children." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remington Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 I used numbers and listed about 9 or 10. 1. 2 years volunteer experience with STARS (contact S. Andre 33303333). 2. Served on the board of excellence as an elected official. Made decisions affecting over 2000 people (contact obama 40344444444). 3. Published as a first author in Science and as a contributor in Nature (Dr. Stuart 78024499933). 4. Performed my own circumcision... etc As you can see, based on how much diversity you have, or wish to include. YOu may tailor your response in many different styles. The number system worked for me I guess - but that is because I just had lots of different things where no ONe thing was way better than the next. But they were all good and contributed to my diversity of experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 I used headings (as given in the example) and listed/described in 1 sentence each activity I participated in that belonged under that heading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 I used numbers and listed about 9 or 10. 1. 2 years volunteer experience with STARS (contact S. Andre 33303333). 2. Served on the board of excellence as an elected official. Made decisions affecting over 2000 people (contact obama 40344444444). 3. Published as a first author in Science and as a contributor in Nature (Dr. Stuart 78024499933). 4. Performed my own circumcision... etc My CV is way cooler. LOSER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 I used headings (as given in the example) and listed/described in 1 sentence each activity I participated in that belonged under that heading.Which example are you referring to? I don't remember seeing one (though I may have just missed it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 I just wrote something along the lines of "I speak 48 languages and have traveled to 5000 countries. In addition to my academic pursuits, I have also dabbled in sports in my free time, including 25 Ironmans and skeleton at the 2008 Winter Olympics. I also love animals and have raised and hand-fed 350 orphaned African elephants in my backyard. Around Christmas time, I enjoy knitting 50000 scarves which I then send on a plane to disadvantaged South American children." I love this. Especially since South American children probably don't need scarves. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 I love this. Especially since South American children probably don't need scarves. Lol. Hey, it gets cold during the winter (aka summer) past a certain latitude (and altitude)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Hey, it gets cold during the winter (aka summer) past a certain latitude (and altitude)! Lol--especially at night. But it's still funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamG Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Which example are you referring to? I don't remember seeing one (though I may have just missed it). I dont see the example either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Which example are you referring to? I don't remember seeing one (though I may have just missed it). Oh I was referrring to the question itself, where they list areas that potentially list diversity. "Example" was not the right word, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Oh I was referrring to the question itself, where they list areas that potentially list diversity. "Example" was not the right word, sorry!Oh, I see! Thanks for clarifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sv3 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I used numbers and listed about 9 or 10. 1. 2 years volunteer experience with STARS (contact S. Andre 33303333). 2. Served on the board of excellence as an elected official. Made decisions affecting over 2000 people (contact obama 40344444444). 3. Published as a first author in Science and as a contributor in Nature (Dr. Stuart 78024499933). 4. Performed my own circumcision... etc As you can see, based on how much diversity you have, or wish to include. YOu may tailor your response in many different styles. The number system worked for me I guess - but that is because I just had lots of different things where no ONe thing was way better than the next. But they were all good and contributed to my diversity of experience. many thanks for this post - perhaps presentation of info is less important and we can have faith that the adcoms will look into it for content more than anything....... now im thinking perhaps my other sections should have been done like this.....damn Alberta and their blank canvas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp1187 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 I'm also having some trouble with this section. I have decided to choose 4 different things and explain what I have gained from them. I'm not sure if this is better than picking more things like 7 or 8, and briefly talking about responsibilities and such. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 I'm also having some trouble with this section. I have decided to choose 4 different things and explain what I have gained from them. I'm not sure if this is better than picking more things like 7 or 8, and briefly talking about responsibilities and such. What do you guys think? I personally think picking 7-8 and describing the responsibilities is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeeha Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 I'm also having some trouble with this section. I have decided to choose 4 different things and explain what I have gained from them. I'm not sure if this is better than picking more things like 7 or 8, and briefly talking about responsibilities and such. What do you guys think? I also chose 4 major activities from a list of many. I personally feel quality versus quantity is the best approach and to accurately show quality, I wanted to provide as much detail as possible. And, since it is the Diversity of "experience" section, I wanted to emphasize the experience. Also, providing verifiers for many activities would eat up at the character count. I made sure to choose 4 activities that were very different to demonstrate my diversity. I did not include anything related to work, volunteering or school (even though it says you can - I felt I covered it enough in the other questions). But, that's just how I approached this section, I have no clue how they mark it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sv3 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 i talked about 4 areas in 4 small paragraphs. if i had talked about 8 areas, it would feel like a list and i opted not to go that route for this section. Only for the employment section did i use list format for responsibilities. since it asks for diversity, i talked about contrasting experiences, not just a list of plain old experiences - then again, that could be what they want and i could be dead wrong. my goal was to surprise them at each turn - as in you would not expect a person who did A to have also done B and then C and D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeeha Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 i talked about 4 areas in 4 small paragraphs. if i had talked about 8 areas, it would feel like a list and i opted not to go that route for this section. Only for the employment section did i use list format for responsibilities. since it asks for diversity, i talked about contrasting experiences, not just a list of plain old experiences - then again, that could be what they want and i could be dead wrong. my goal was to surprise them at each turn - as in you would not expect a person who did A to have also done B and then C and D. That's a really cool idea! Nice! I wish I thought of using mini-paragraphs. I used a numbering system (1-4) so that they knew which area belongs to what verifier. I didn't have numbers at first, but it all started to blend in together and I needed some way of seperating them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 my goal was to surprise them at each turn - as in you would not expect a person who did A to have also done B and then C and D.I tried to do this too. You always want to distinguish yourself from all the other applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 That's a really cool idea! Nice! I wish I thought of using mini-paragraphs. I used a numbering system (1-4) so that they knew which area belongs to what verifier. I didn't have numbers at first, but it all started to blend in together and I needed some way of seperating them...I used a numbers system and I think it turned out ok. I know a few people last year who used numbers and were accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sv3 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 for me it depended on the section, sometimes i used #s, sometimes not for this section, i honestly just used a space between paragraphs to seperate them. sure, in the end, the 4 spaces cost me 8 characters but i like the way it looks way more. And really....8 characters is a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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