College Essay-Help Me Please

Applying to College
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<p>Ok, so I was brain storming and here are some essay topics I've thought about :
(I'm a hispanic female, just in case)
- The four years I spent living in the Dominican Republic. (I was born here,moved there 2nd to 6th grade, learned how to read/write spanish, 1st day of school I knew nothing I was copying from the board, became aware of the socio-economic probs there)</p>

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<li>My mom worked at McDonalds; she came home every night to tell us about how horrible it is, we would make jokes of it, now that I have my 1st job, in the kind of same field, I'm more aware of what she had to go through, makes me admire her more, she now goes to a community college, to get a better job.</li>
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<p>-Living in the ghettos; situation already described here: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=192712%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=192712&lt;/a> </p>

<p>-My desire to become a profesional translator (french and spanish) in the United Nations or for embassadors (along those lines). Translating at my jobs, my neighbors, and since an early age for my parents (letters and convos) I personally think it's rewarding that I can help people out in that way.</p>

<p>SO yeah, my point is, which one or two do you think would make the best essay?? Or any other combo of these topics that you guys think would work.
Thanks.
-Me.</p>

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<li>the McDonalds one. even your little paragraph has a beginning, middle and an end. And it made me laugh (kids always pick on mom)</li>
<li> the translator one too although that may be very overdone.</li>
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<p>def. the mc one, it sounds incredible. I'd say go with that one. G'</p>

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<p>The McDonald one sounds more original cause the parent immigration from another country is a cliche in my opinion cause almost everyone uses something simliar to that in an open ended</p>

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<p>Bump !</p>

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<p>The one about your stay in the Dominican Republic sounds very interesting. You might want to compare your lifestyles here and in the Dominican Republic..or something along those lines</p>

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<p>thanks for the responses so far : D</p>

<p>B<em>U</em>M_P</p>

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<p>how about a combination? the McD one sounds like the best, so make it like the focus of the essay, but throw in things about how she had to work at such a bad job because of her immigration or something, and manage to work in living in the Dominican Republic and your desire to be a translator somehow... but if you can't work those in, don't force it!</p>

<p>the McD one sounds great though, esp if you can make it funny. haha, my sister and I pick on my immigrant mom all the time... I guess that makes us sound like awful people xP</p>