I'm better now, really!
So here i sit, for at least the fifth time. Trying to write the answers to my personal profile (aka admissions essay) for the social work program that I'm trying to get into for next fall. The questions should be easy, answer honestly and semi-eloquently and justice will prevail ... not so much. I'm 25, I'm a big kid now, I've been on my own for 9 years raising children and working to forgive/forget my messed up childhood, the last thing I want to do is re-hash it all for some total stranger who is more than likely judging my mental stability and suitability for the field by the way I paint the image of my former life. How do I maturely say "my dad was an alcoholic and still a total asshole, my mother is a nut bordering on mental illness from life with alcoholic parents and then an alcoholic verbally abusive husband who she's still married to 31?32? years later, i got pregnant at 15, married at 16, had a drug addiction that spanned most of my married life, but I'm better now." ???
augh!
here are the questions, any insight is welcome
1. What experiences in your life have been most significant in you becoming the person you are today:
a) childhood experiences (reflect on experiences in family, rschool, and peer group).
b) as an adult (reflect on experiences in family, relationships, work, community).
2. How might the above experiences affect your potential development as a professional social worker?
3. If you had to choose the one most rewarding learning experience of your life, what would it be? What would be the most difficult learning experience and how did you cope with this?
4. If you had to choose one person who has had the most impact on your life, who would it be? What qualities did you admire most about this person?
5. The social work program has a policy that requires applicants to have a 2-year period of stability relating to such issues as: drug and/or alcohol dependency, mental illness, serious emotional problems, or child welfare status. Further, the program requires a clear criminal record. If you have had any of the identified issues, please indicate and provide information on each one.
augh!
here are the questions, any insight is welcome
1. What experiences in your life have been most significant in you becoming the person you are today:
a) childhood experiences (reflect on experiences in family, rschool, and peer group).
b) as an adult (reflect on experiences in family, relationships, work, community).
2. How might the above experiences affect your potential development as a professional social worker?
3. If you had to choose the one most rewarding learning experience of your life, what would it be? What would be the most difficult learning experience and how did you cope with this?
4. If you had to choose one person who has had the most impact on your life, who would it be? What qualities did you admire most about this person?
5. The social work program has a policy that requires applicants to have a 2-year period of stability relating to such issues as: drug and/or alcohol dependency, mental illness, serious emotional problems, or child welfare status. Further, the program requires a clear criminal record. If you have had any of the identified issues, please indicate and provide information on each one.