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Spend 10-15 minutes on the brainstorming activity, then use the lines provided to capture examples, stories, and details you could build into an essay. Aim for specifics (names, moments, choices) rather than general statements.  \nTip: If you get stuck, write the \"messy\" version first. You can always refine later.  \nPrompt 1  \nPrompt:  \nSome students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.  \nBrainstorming  \nactivity:  \nWhat five adjectives best describe who you are as a person. Write 2-3  \nsentences for each to explain why those five words describe you. Look  \nat your adjectives. Do any of them count as an identity interest or talent?  \nDo any of them stem from a specific background?  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n[www.bwseducationconsulting.com](www.bwseducationconsulting.com)  \nPrompt 2  \nPrompt:  \nThe lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?  \nBrainstorming  \nactivity:  \nObstacles big and small can teach us lessons. Take a moment toward the end of each day to write a paragraph about one obstacle that you faced and how you overcame it or how you're planning to overcome it.  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n[www.bwseducationconsulting.com](www.bwseducationconsulting.com)  \nPrompt 3  \nPrompt:  \nReflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?  \nBrainstorming  \nactivity:  \nWrite down three of your strongest held beliefs. Think about why you hold them so strongly. Oftentimes the things we believe the strongest are the ones that have been the most challenged and have come out ontop time and again. Now write down three beliefs you have that you think might change in your lifetime. 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