<p>I'm Korean-American obviously, and I was thinking about writing an essay about Korean-American culture, its strengths, its barriers and how I've overcome them, and how it has affected me and diversified me. Is this a good idea? Also, would talking generally about the aspects of the culture and their existence in my life be too un-personal? I also want to talk about how I stepped away from the designated line that Asian parents set for there children. I also want to open the admissions officer's eyes about the difficulty of having to cope with two different cultures. Can i get some feedback? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>This is a very interesting essay, but I'd say its by far the most cliched for asian-american applicants. Literally 90% of my asian and middle eastern friends wrote about this. If you want to set yourself apart, don't choose this.</p>
<p>By the way.. i am applying to very competitive schools with less than spectacular stats.. Therefore, I'm hoping my essay will "help" me in the admissions process. So I don't want to settle for just a good essay.</p>
<p>yea, i moved here from Taiwan three years ago, and i thought about writing that topic. After I wrote like 4 essays, i still wasn't satisfied, so i finally gave up. It's just so hard to make a unique essay outta this topic</p>
<p>i wrote something similar, people thought it wasn't so cliched, if anyone wants to read it, pm me.
btw, i need someone to proof read it</p>
<p>quickflood i'll read</p>
<p>it's potentially a good topic, but also an over-used and cliched one. I think you could perhaps incorporate this theme into another topic, but don't make this your college essay. The admissions officers will have read it 100s of times before. Set yourself apart from the crowd; otherwise you have no chance.</p>