Application Essay

I’m applying to the BU High School Honors program, and I’m not sure how to respond to the essay prompt. Any ideas?
Prompt:

Enter your personal statement describing why you want to attend the High School Honors program below. Formatting from Word or any other word processor will be stripped out. Please make sure your essay is legible in the field below (500 word minimum).

Sorry if this seems really stupid…

Do you have an English teacher you can work with? They are asking you why you want to attend. Only you can state your reason and hopefully a teacher can hep you edit it.