This essay asks you to vulnerably share your most significant non-academic struggle and how you've overcome it. It’s like a bonus essay to tell the university stuff you couldn’t show anywhere else.

But!

• Avoid focusing exclusively on STEM or academic challenges. Because they read thousands of similar essays.

• Clearly portray the depth of the challenge and don’t just focus on the depressing part but show them how you overcome it “They wanna know if you can survive challenges.”

• Emphasize the lessons learned and resilience gained by SHOWING it.