Can you decipher this College App. question?

Hi, im having a problem with this one topic the application ask.

Please describe a situation from your own experience in which you recognized and overcame your own assumptions, biases and prejudices in pursuit of greater understanding and tolerance of others or describe such a situation which continues to challenge you.

-And so can you give a quick example, please- i understand better when its presented that way.

thanks!

Good afternoon.

It sounds like the prompt is asking you to write about a time when you went into a situation thinking you knew how it was going to go and then it went differently than you expected, or how you found yourself in a situation where you were uncomfortable because of a prejudice and dealt with it.

An example could be that of the new American president; some people are uncomfortable with the idea of having an African American president, but overcame that prejudice and voted for him anyway because they agreed with his policies. They put their politics before their prejudices.

I hope this helps!

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Gloria
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