<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>I'm new to this so I hope there isn't a sub-section for personal statements. Yikes! Anyway for my personal statement, I wanted to write about rape and how it changed me as a person, how it made me the person I am today. It would be a story focusing on my journey to redemption after the event. </p>
<p>Do you guys think that this is too much of a touchy issue? Would it be too much?</p>
<p>Any advice would be much appreciated! Thank you (:</p>
<p>I’m very sorry to hear this happened to you. I do not think it is too touchy at all. In fact, the touchier the better in most cases; the touchy aspects of our lives often mostly shape us to be who we are today, as you mentioned, and colleges want to see who you are today.</p>
<p>That’s really touchy it will have to be about how it changed you mostly. I don’t know if you should or not…</p>
<p>I was thinking that it would be a good idea because well our characters, I believe, are tested the most in adverse situations. So when I read the p.s. prompt, it seemed to me that college admissions officers would want to see what type of character or person the applicant is overall. Plus my grades dropped dramatically during that year (sophomore year), I started skipping school, got kicked off of the dance team, etc… That year does not look good on paper and so I’d like to explain myself but mostly focus on the positives of it afterwards. </p>
<p>One of my teachers said though, that it may just be too much of a negative topic.</p>
<p>As long as you focus on how it has made you who are today and don’t get into the graphic details, I think it will be an extremely compelling essay.</p>
<p>@bhchamp, got it! I’ve made up mind, I’ll def. write about it and write about how it changed me. Thank you!</p>