Is this appropriate to include in my essay?

gibby
Sat, 29 Sep 2018 14:18:18 +0000

Selective colleges are reading your essay looking for clues to your “character” – that’s an old fashioned word meaning the way you develop your inner qualities, intellectual passion, maturity, social conscience, concern for community, tolerance, inclusiveness and love of learning.

How you reacted, what you did or did not do, when you were called this racial slur may provide evidence to your strength of character. Everything depends on what you say and how you say it – including using the racial slur in your essay (which is okay). Keep in mind that many African Americans, Mexicans, Latinos, Puerto Ricans, Asians etc have also been called a racial slur and may have used that same topic in their college essay. So how is your experience different from theirs? What is unique about your story or what you did or did not do? If another student from your country was called the same racial slur, would they have reacted the same way??? If so, you may want to investigate other essay topics.