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تزايد "مقالات الصدمة" في طلبات الالتحاق بالجامعة

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تينا يونج |

TEDxUBCStudio

• March 2022

كما لو أن طلبات الالتحاق بالجامعة ليست مرهقة بما فيه الكفاية، غالبًا ما يتم تشجيع الشباب المحرومين على الكتابة عن أحلك صدماتهم في مقالات القبول الخاصة بهم، مما يخلق قصة قابلة للتسويق عن تحول "الألم إلى تقدم"، كما تقول طالبة السياسة تينا يونغ. لقد سلطت الضوء على هذه القاعدة المروعة، واستكشفت أضرارها وقدمت عملية أكثر إنصافًا للكليات في كل مكان.

كما لو أن طلبات الالتحاق بالجامعة ليست مرهقة بما فيه الكفاية، غالبًا ما يتم تشجيع الشباب المحرومين على الكتابة عن أحلك صدماتهم في مقالات القبول الخاصة بهم، مما يخلق قصة قابلة للتسويق عن تحول "الألم إلى تقدم"، كما تقول طالبة السياسة تينا يونغ. لقد سلطت الضوء على هذه القاعدة المروعة، واستكشفت أضرارها وقدمت عملية أكثر إنصافًا للكليات في كل مكان.

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