“I think they’re ok. They just want to really see – not necessarily the they went through some life-changing ordeal – but that they also know how to handle themselves with emotional trouble and trauma. I think it’s fine that they do that.” – Joie Chitwood, Senior

“If something happens in their life, then a student should be able to write about it.” – JJ Stein, Eighth grade

“I think it’s a reasonable question provided it’s not the only question that [students] are asked, but I think for some students the response to the question about overcoming a personal obstacles could reveal to a college some information and provide them with a story that would give them a sense of the type of person the student is.” – Dr Boerth