Facing adversity as a medical school applicant:
In 1950 characters explain your particular circumstances regarding why you consider yourself a disadvantaged applicant.
Things to consider:
Social: Being treated differently due to ethnicity, language, religion or sexual orientation.
Economic: Receiving any form of government aid or growing up in a single parent household on one income that is below the poverty threshold.
Educational: Overcoming a learning disability or attending low performing public schools.