<p>I don't think it's really necessary for you to talk about multiple interests and multiple accomplishments. Basically the essay is just asking to know more about you. I'm sure they'd rather have you focus on one or two extremely important aspects of yourself rather than go off into tangents or list things.</p>
<p>In mine I chose just one personal accomplishment and talked about how that has changed me as a person, and how I'm going to apply it to the real world etc etc. And just from reading that they also get a sense of my personality and what kind of person I am. I guess I don't have any extremely "unique" interests (just typical stuff like you listed) so I wanted to give my essay direction.</p>
<p>I'm no college essay expert - I'm in the exact same shoes as you (pretty similar stats too) - but I'd honestly think that you could write about the hospital thing as an accomplishment and base your entire essay around it. At the same time make sure you're addressing the whole question. If you wanted to be really creative, (it may be tough to do this though...) you could do some kind of analogy or comparison with your love for Harry Potter, Star Wars, or Sports (choose one) and then make it fit in with your love for helping people?! Dunno how you'd do that but I've heard of some famous essay where someone talked about a Chipotle burrito or something. </p>
<p>I think to an extent, the people posting above me are wrong when they say you can't talk about those interests (Harry Potter etc). You just have to address them in an intellectual way which may be really difficult...but it's doable. But to play it safe you're probably better off writing about something like the hospital. Don't take the essay prompt so literally and answer it like a question. Ex: What is your favorite color and why? Bad Answer: Purple is my favorite color because it is pretty. Better Answer: As I wake up in the morning, my eyes see four purple walls...blah blah blah</p>
<p>Meh. Hope I atleast helped a tad.</p>