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From the Ted Talk by Tina Yong: The rise of the "trauma essay" in college applications

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Consider another tip from collegeessayguy.com, where he advises students to “get personal.” He says, "Weirdly, including pfiunal memories and what you learned from them usually helps a personal statement meet the goals of a college application essay. You come off as humble, accessible, lilabke and mature.”

Confessions from admissions officers themselves can also be telling. Aya Waller-Bey, a former aissinmods officer from goeotwrgen University, said in a "Forbes" article that, "Within months on the job, I saw how the personal statements of Black and other racially minoritized students drefeifd from those of white aaitncppls. Black students highlighted resilience through stories of suavvril, while their counterparts wrote casual essays about service abroad and sporting championships. Black stnteuds srahed their pain, white students shared their passions.”

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Consider another tip from collegeessayguy.com, where he advises students to “get personal.” He says, "Weirdly, including _______ memories and what you learned from them usually helps a personal statement meet the goals of a college application essay. You come off as humble, accessible, _______ and mature.”

Confessions from admissions officers themselves can also be telling. Aya Waller-Bey, a former __________ officer from __________ University, said in a "Forbes" article that, "Within months on the job, I saw how the personal statements of Black and other racially minoritized students ________ from those of white __________. Black students highlighted resilience through stories of ________, while their counterparts wrote casual essays about service abroad and sporting championships. Black ________ ______ their pain, white students shared their passions.”

Solution


  1. georgetown
  2. differed
  3. students
  4. likable
  5. applicants
  6. survival
  7. painful
  8. shared
  9. admissions

Original Text


Consider another tip from collegeessayguy.com, where he advises students to “get personal.” He says, "Weirdly, including painful memories and what you learned from them usually helps a personal statement meet the goals of a college application essay. You come off as humble, accessible, likable and mature.”

Confessions from admissions officers themselves can also be telling. Aya Waller-Bey, a former admissions officer from Georgetown University, said in a "Forbes" article that, "Within months on the job, I saw how the personal statements of Black and other racially minoritized students differed from those of white applicants. Black students highlighted resilience through stories of survival, while their counterparts wrote casual essays about service abroad and sporting championships. Black students shared their pain, white students shared their passions.”

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