Does anyone have any idea about how to tackle this? As a straight white male who has not directly done anything for minorities*, I'm at a loss for what to write.Please describe how your personal background and experiences influenced your decision to pursue a graduate degree. In this section, you may also include any relevant information on the following:
- How you have overcome barriers to access higher education
- How you have come to understand the barriers faced by others
- Your academic service to advance equitable access to higher education for women, racial minorities and individuals from other groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education
- Your research focusing on under served populations or related issues of inequality
- Your leadership among such groups
* Of course I believe in social justice and diversity in mathematics, but I haven't done anything that could qualify as "academic service to advance equitable access..."