How to Write an Affirmative Action Personal Statement Essay
Besides good grades and a solid extracurricular background, your ethnicity MAY get you through a painstaking application process of a study program. Thanks to many schools’ affirmative action policy, equal opportunities are now given to people from all races, ethnicity, and gender. But how will you make your application worth the attention of the school’s [...]
Filed under affirmative action, May 15th, 2011How to Write a Personal Statement Essay for Non-traditional Students
If you are financially independent while studying, has dependents (usually a spouse or children) that you support financially, or is attending school on a part-time status, you will be considered as a non-traditional student. Since this status is not uncommon anymore, competition for a slot in a school study program, especially for a financial aid, [...]
Filed under admissions resource, May 8th, 2011Understanding the Phrase Non-Traditional Background
Oftentimes, when you read about personal statements and admission essays, you will come across the phrase “non-traditional background”. With such a broad and subjective phrase, it can be hard to figure out exactly what people mean by “non-traditional background”. If you plan on writing an exceptional admission essay, however, it helps to know what such [...]
Filed under Essay writing tips, April 19th, 2010