How to play the 'Diversity' card !

Every person is unique in his own special way. Through the essays the Adcom wants to know how your uniqueness will contribute to the campus. Most people applying to the school are academically qualified to finish the program successfully. So saying that you are a hard worker with excellent acads will not make you different and special. To cut through your competitions you must possess a very clear and sharp image that is readily noticed, understood and valued. 

You could pick three reasons from the following: 
• Your range of work demands you to deal with the lowest as well as highest hierarchy in your profession. 
• Depth of your understanding in a particular industry e.g. there may not be many candidates working in the aviation industry so your vast experience in this field may add to your abilities.
• Your unique profession e.g. commercial photographer.
• Being fluent speaker of three to four languages.
• Coming from a very different cultural background e.g. north east India has very different culture and many Indians are not exposed to / aware of their culture. 
• Your sly sense of humour.( support this with example)
• You could be in the IT industry and on weekends be part of a band playing at the local cafeteria.
• You could be an engineer having won awards in an adventurous reality show.
• Being a finance person you could be a part of the theatre group in your city or a biker.
• Having worked with the locals of some remote place gives you a different perspective of looking at life.
• You could have worked as a social worker in the slums/lepers colony, blood camps, rehabilitation centers etc. where you will come across a much diversified group. Interacting with them will enhance your diversity.
• You could possess unusual outside interests like publishing your own book of poetries/ short stories, reading about astronomy, spirituality etc.
• You could contribute to your company’s community service by marketing handicrafts of the artisans from nearby villages.
• You could be a regional / national level player.
• You could have worked in places all over the globe which provides you with an enriching experience and knowledge about a variety of population.
• You could be extremely carrier oriented but at the same time you always make it a point to spend some quality time with your family/children/old parents to bring balance in life.
• Coming from a family of freedom fighters you could be trained in creative discipline which will equip you to find unexpected ways to solve problems rather than being limited to obvious answers.