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Yanes
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Why do Colleges often ask questions of something personal of your life? When often they will most likely expect similar answers.
Many people often go through the same struggle. It may not mean anything to these college boards but it is what they are struggling with and found the most hard thing of their life.
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Maria Rehmet
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Hi Yanes!
You would be surprised at how different someone's life experience may be even if they grew up in the same town their whole life. The college is asking questions (for applications, I'm assuming here) so that YOU get the opportunity to differentiate yourself from others. You know yourself best. What makes you different? How have you achieved the things in your life despite your struggles? What motivates you (this one definitely varies person to person!). At the end of the day, be honest, because even if someone has a similar life experience, they cannot have the exact same life as you - you're perfectly unique!
Do you have a specific question in mind? Maybe if you give an example, I can give a more refined advice.
You would be surprised at how different someone's life experience may be even if they grew up in the same town their whole life. The college is asking questions (for applications, I'm assuming here) so that YOU get the opportunity to differentiate yourself from others. You know yourself best. What makes you different? How have you achieved the things in your life despite your struggles? What motivates you (this one definitely varies person to person!). At the end of the day, be honest, because even if someone has a similar life experience, they cannot have the exact same life as you - you're perfectly unique!
Do you have a specific question in mind? Maybe if you give an example, I can give a more refined advice.