{"id":23842,"date":"2014-05-14T13:20:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T20:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23842"},"modified":"2014-05-14T13:20:09","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T20:20:09","slug":"writing-about-overcoming-obstacles-in-your-application-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/writing-about-overcoming-obstacles-in-your-application-essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing About Overcoming Obstacles in Your Application Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What does the adcom actually want to know about the challenges you've overcome? In this short video, Linda Abraham shares the answer to this often-asked question:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y4ALzpJphfw?rel=0\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Do you have questions about addressing obstacles you've overcome in your application essays? 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