hey guys! regarding the adversity secondary--i know folks have already talked a good bit about it but I have a question.
I have one main "adversity" in my life, which I mentioned briefly in my primary (part of reason for medicine) and expanded on in the optional essay briefly (used it as context/beginning for why I helped found a club related to adversity/other ppl on campus with this adversity). the last thing I want to do is be disingenuous and elevate a nontraumatic/less serious experience to adversity status, because this both just feels incredibly wrong but also would probably come off as pretentious or privileged. im very grateful to have had a pretty privileged life overall
any advice? I was thinking of writing a separate essay on how I coped, but it would probably stand out since a bit of my narrative is centered around this experience as a turning point for me. what if I acknowledge it at the end, like "I have mentioned this experience in my primary application essays, but I believe it is my only significant adversity." or something like that? i don't want them to think im careless