How do you show thoughtfulness in your personal statement?
Why not learn from the professionals? Think about your favorite story. Whether a movie or a novel, that story will include a hero, a victim, a villain, and a mentor/guide.
What may not be obvious at first (before adding thoughtfulness)-- is that the hero, the victim, and the villain all begin the same way.
Think about it. Each of them begins as a person who faces injustice. The villain responds by becoming resentful and spending their time making others look small so that they can feel bigger.
The victim responds by staying the same and waiting to be saved by the hero.
The hero responds by accepting the challenge and working to overcome the injustice.
One of the reasons why bright, capable students may appear to be lazy is actually not because they don't care. They probably care a lot. But if they try their best and still fail, it would be humiliating. So they feel like they don't have a good way out, and choose to self-identify as a victim.
Understanding yourself (and humanity) on this deeper level shows an unusual level of thoughtfulness.
Listen to learn more, and to hear how you can step up and self-identify as the hero more often.
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