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02 Jan 2016, 07:27
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I am from India and I am applying to Booth, McCombs and Anderson
Is it okay to touch briefly upon sensitive topics such as racial discrimination?
I want to talk about it to show why collaboration is important to me. Or is there a better way of saying this? Here is what I am writing in my essays
At eighteen, my passion for soccer won me a scholarship to play professionally in Bristol, England. Living in the rough neighborhood of Filton, I was attacked physically and verbally on account of my ethnicity. While the grim circumstances off the pitch did not improve, my relationships with my team-mates, some of whom were Filton-bred, matured as we formed a winning soccer team. This life-lesson on the power of collaboration in breaking down walls and achieving collective success influenced me greatly.
I am from India and I am applying to Booth, McCombs and Anderson
Is it okay to touch briefly upon sensitive topics such as racial discrimination?
I want to talk about it to show why collaboration is important to me. Or is there a better way of saying this? Here is what I am writing in my essays
At eighteen, my passion for soccer won me a scholarship to play professionally in Bristol, England. Living in the rough neighborhood of Filton, I was attacked physically and verbally on account of my ethnicity. While the grim circumstances off the pitch did not improve, my relationships with my team-mates, some of whom were Filton-bred, matured as we formed a winning soccer team. This life-lesson on the power of collaboration in breaking down walls and achieving collective success influenced me greatly.
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02 Jan 2016, 08:31
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adwaitdan
It is definitely fine to talk about a sensitive subject like that, though you would want the message to be a bit more involved and powerful than that. This is the right direction though.
02 Jan 2016, 21:12
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I agree that you can talk about this. Although, I would like to know more about your role in breaking the negativity and making it a favorable situation for yourself. If left like this, it sounds like things just improved on their own. Instead, take credit. This is a good place for you to show your capability to influence others, your maturity levels and your ability to change the environment/ take leadership.
Infact it could become a strong example
