At lease one MBA application is asking "Do you have a disability (a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities)?"
I suffer from spinal stenosis, a degenerative back disease that has caused me to have back surgery before the age of 25. I currently have 4 herniated disks, am in constant pain, and have been told there is nothing I can do to remedy the problem. As I go through life, more and more of the disks will herniate. I may have surgery again, but each operation will only work to prevent temporary pain, and not solve my actual root problem.
So should I tell the adcoms? While my problem is not causing a delay in my application, I am laid up from work several times throughout the year. Despite this, I have succeeded and been promoted. While I do not want to sound weak or whiny, I am proud of myself for doing what I have considering my condition.
Many thanks in advance!
I suffer from spinal stenosis, a degenerative back disease that has caused me to have back surgery before the age of 25. I currently have 4 herniated disks, am in constant pain, and have been told there is nothing I can do to remedy the problem. As I go through life, more and more of the disks will herniate. I may have surgery again, but each operation will only work to prevent temporary pain, and not solve my actual root problem.
So should I tell the adcoms? While my problem is not causing a delay in my application, I am laid up from work several times throughout the year. Despite this, I have succeeded and been promoted. While I do not want to sound weak or whiny, I am proud of myself for doing what I have considering my condition.
Many thanks in advance!
