she persisted | mental health, self-care, psychology, gen z, dbt, depression, anxiety, healing 148. Should You Discuss Mental Health When Applying to College? feat. Emi Nietfeld
#148 Today's guest is Emi Nietfeld— an author, mental health advocate, and speaker whose works include her 2022 memoir Acceptance and her viral New York Times essay on her experience working at Google. In this episode, we discuss how she incorporated her mental health journey into her Harvard admissions essays, how to navigate the college admissions process when your mental health has affected your transcripts, how to disclose your mental health experiences on college applications, what types of support systems can make an impact on college admissions, how competition with your peers can affect the application process, and mental health reminders you need to hear when applying to college.
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