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@chloebowling22
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 • 3 years ago •
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For a scholarship, I have to write an essay about how I would make the university more diverse.
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I grew up in a middle class, suburban area and go to a private school. I am struggling to write an essay on this topic. Any advice on how to write a strong essay on this topic is much appreciated!!

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@efmaynard
6 answers, 5 votes
 • 3 years ago

Personally, I think the biggest hindrance to diversity is cliques. Everyone gets into their own groups with like-minded people and don’t interact with people who are different from them. So something that connects people from different backgrounds and encourages them to get to know different people? Hope this helps!

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@DebaterMAX
905 answers, 735 votes
 • 3 years ago

Diversity doesnt just refer to skin color or ethnicity. Diversity is literally just differences. Consider different ideas that you are passionate about. Im writing one of my essays about diversity of thought and how being with different people introduced to new viewpoints that grew me as an individual.

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@Camk_23
2 answers, 12 votes
 • 3 years ago

When I wrote my diversity essay, I talked about how much I've learned from working with people of various backgrounds and how it has shaped me to be more open-minded. Maybe you could do that as well. I found it hard to write at first because I fit in the category you described, but I made it work.

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@Hermionehdo1036
5 answers, 3 votes
 • 3 years ago

I don't see why a university needs to be more diverse. I would just put that i will pick the top students who really impress me and if the Mexican then their Mexican. If their white then they are white. It should not depend on a person's skin color if they get into a school or not. I don't think this will help you or not but this is my opinion. Why should a white person be denied from the school of their dreams because the school is trying to be more diverse.

Best of luck trying to get the scholarship.

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@DebaterMAX3 years ago [edited]

The essay prompt is diversity so you have to write about diversity. Also diversity isn't just ethnic refer to my post.

@fsoikin3 years ago [edited]

That would be a valid point if we were starting out on a level playing field. But as it is, currently, in the United States at least, racial and cultural minorities are economically disadvantaged for historic reasons. They got a punch in the gut in the past, so now they need an extra boost to compensate for that. Otherwise there will never be a level playing field, and the disadvantaged will keep becoming more disadvantaged with every generation.

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