Writing about mental illness on application?

aherring3
Sun, 24 Nov 2019 19:46:51 +0000

Personally I haven’t experienced clinical depression or extreme suicidal thoughts but I have felt isolated and alone often throughout high school and I did include this in one of my essays - I believe the prompt was something like “What’s the hardest part of being a teenager?” & I got accepted. If you do write about your experiences, I would definitely emphasize the recovery and how it has made you stronger. I was reluctant on submitting that essay but a friend told me colleges are interested in learning about the real you and want to hear your voice.