Should I mention my certificate?

[rlywrmn]

I'll be receiving my bachelor's degree in CSD this December and I am also getting a certificate in Gender and Women's Studies. My question for you all is whether or not I should include discussion of my certificate in my essays. What I was thinking was putting more emphasis on it on the applications for schools with Transgender Voice Clinics (which is something I'm interested in).

What do you guys think?

 

Thanks!

[nugget]

It's not a question of whether or not to include it, the question is what do you plan to say about it if you add it? You have a limited number of words to describe your strongest assets as a candidate. If this is one of your strongest selling points in your application and you still have enough room to amply describe your other assets of greater and of equal significance then you should include it. If the space used to describe your certificate takes away from your ability to strongly write about other aspects of your qualifications that are more important, then if may make more sense to leave it out.

[lookwhoslp]

I agree with the person above, only add if you can tie it in or elaborate on it. Plus they should see it on your transcript, so if you can't elaborate they will at least see it that way.