Should I write my essay on facing depression?

kalefornia
Thu, 26 Feb 2015 02:20:39 +0000

@TopTier Okay, I don’t want this to turn into a pissing contest, but have you ever been depressed yourself? If you have, you’d understand that depression isn’t something that can be based off how rich or poor your parents are. To assume that that’s all there is to the story is plain ignorance. I’d rather not go into the details online, but you can rest assured that I’m not “feeling sorry for myself”. To be honest, it’s ridiculous and almost laughable that you think depression is only justified for people in “abject poverty”.

@redpoodles I totally understand where you’re coming from. However, you made one point: “the adcoms don’t care how my feelings changed me”. I’m a bit confused-- isn’t this the whole point of the essay?? To show that I’m more than some numbers and statistics? I get that the small things are just as worthwhile to write about, but does that necessarily mean I shouldn’t write about bigger things? In any case, thank you for your input. You made a lot of good points.