Wednesday, 24 February 2016

graduate admissions - Discussing diversity and underrepresented groups in personal history statement for PhD application


I am applying for a PhD program in US. The university has asked to address the following in personal history statement:



How your perspectives or activities contribute to social or cultural diversity and/or make you sensitive to the experiences of underrepresented groups



Honestly, the statement does not make sense. What is social or cultural diversity? Why it is important? Who are exactly underrepresented groups? What is experiences of underrepresented groups? I would be grateful if someone help me to understand this statement and give some examples about it. Many thanks.




No comments:

Post a Comment

evolution - Are there any multicellular forms of life which exist without consuming other forms of life in some manner?

The title is the question. If additional specificity is needed I will add clarification here. Are there any multicellular forms of life whic...