<p>I heard a story about a girl who wrote her personal statement about how she overcame anorexia and became a stronger person. Despite her outstanding essay and above average numbers, she was denied admission to her dream college because the officers were concerned of admitting a student with history of anorexia in fear it may resurface while she was a student at their college. I heard this from one of my college advisers, but I’m not entirely sure it’s true…</p>
<p>I wanted to write about blood as my personal statement; I used to get a lot of bloody noses as a kid and recently I was informed I have anemia(lack of iron in blood, nothing too serious but it made a huge impact on my current lifestyle). </p>
<p>But now I am unsure if I should, since the officers may see me as physically weak and deny my admission… </p>
<p>Are my concerns silly? Please help!
Thank you</p>