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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A  “lived experience” is how you’ve moved around in the world. For example, if you’re a white, straight, middle class male, your “lived experience” is likely one where you’ve enjoyed a multitude of privileges and very few road blocks such as discrimination. You’ve likely never been profiled in a store or stopped by the police simply because you’re walking down the street. The images and role models of success that have been in the media since you were born have mostly looked like you.

An “experience” is just that. It’s a one-time event. An example might be that you were mugged on the way home and it caused you to think differently about your life in a profound way. Or maybe you had the “experience” of volunteering in a homeless shelter and learned things about yourself.

No one is trying to “get around” the SCOTUS decision. If you’ve read it, you’d know that Roberts laid the groundwork for this approach. Colleges want a student body filled with diverse experiences, and there’s nothing illegal about soliciting information about its applicants as they build their next incoming class. [/quote]

So, what if you were white and had a pretty crummy life and not one of privilege?[/quote]

Write about it. How did you overcome your challenges?[/quote]

Not everyone can.  That's the point.  Not everyone takes vacations, has privileged internships, jobs, etc.  Ironically everything you list is those of privilege.  If someone mugged me they'd be pissed at what they got.[/quote]

No one wants to hear about your vacations or internships. That has nothing to do with overcoming challenges or lived experience.[/quote]

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