Personal Statement Of Poverty
University of Washington
A. Personal Statement (max. 600 words)
Poverty can be isolating in and of itself, but I’ve always felt far more disconnected and decidedly
“other” in the sense that I seem to experience my impoverishment in much uglier, more unconventional ways than others I know struggling under comparable incomes. Dealing with poverty can make you feel detached from the average person in the sense that they won’t know what it is to face a considerable percentage of your day-to-day life, but it’s infinitely more discouraging to feel that you cannot identify with other individuals who are supposed to feel your struggle in the same ways that you do. My experience is draining and encumbering. It is not a young woman wrapped in …show more content…
I keep it all to myself, like some wicked secret. It occurs to me that perhaps the reasons I have kept the complete scope of my misfortune so far away from societal gaze is the same reason I have no representation of life to identify with. Perhaps this is precisely how the numerous other people around me feel about their endeavors, and that we are all, in fact, struggling under the immense weight of our needless shame. It has taken me the majority of my adolescence to grasp that my unconventional struggle with poverty is not something to be ashamed of in the ways that
I have been; that maybe it would behoove me to not dwell in my shortcomings – though that is naturally far easier said than done. While it has taken me some time to get to this existing point of acceptance in regards to my circumstances, I am not entirely sure I have made it all the way to “appreciative” just yet.
My future successes, due in part to my prevailing financial circumstances, is indefinite. I have doubts, and I have fears. But I have also come to realize that while my unusual experiences have left me slightly bitter at times over “what could have been,” it has also helped expand and improve my character
A. Personal Statement (max. 600 words)
Poverty can be isolating in and of itself, but I’ve always felt far more disconnected and decidedly
“other” in the sense that I seem to experience my impoverishment in much uglier, more unconventional ways than others I know struggling under comparable incomes. Dealing with poverty can make you feel detached from the average person in the sense that they won’t know what it is to face a considerable percentage of your day-to-day life, but it’s infinitely more discouraging to feel that you cannot identify with other individuals who are supposed to feel your struggle in the same ways that you do. My experience is draining and encumbering. It is not a young woman wrapped in …show more content…
I keep it all to myself, like some wicked secret. It occurs to me that perhaps the reasons I have kept the complete scope of my misfortune so far away from societal gaze is the same reason I have no representation of life to identify with. Perhaps this is precisely how the numerous other people around me feel about their endeavors, and that we are all, in fact, struggling under the immense weight of our needless shame. It has taken me the majority of my adolescence to grasp that my unconventional struggle with poverty is not something to be ashamed of in the ways that
I have been; that maybe it would behoove me to not dwell in my shortcomings – though that is naturally far easier said than done. While it has taken me some time to get to this existing point of acceptance in regards to my circumstances, I am not entirely sure I have made it all the way to “appreciative” just yet.
My future successes, due in part to my prevailing financial circumstances, is indefinite. I have doubts, and I have fears. But I have also come to realize that while my unusual experiences have left me slightly bitter at times over “what could have been,” it has also helped expand and improve my character