<p>Hi everyone, I'm a Junior right now so I know it's too early for me to be thinking about my college essay, but there's one "lifechanging experience" that I really want to write about but I'm not sure if I should...I've been sexually abused continuously over the past few years by one of my relatives. It's really changed me as a person (for the better.) However, the thing is I haven't told anyone EVER. Not even my parents, which I know I should. In fact, I hate to say this, but...it's still going on. But could I write about that in my essay? Would it be acceptable?</p>
<p>I’m not really an expert on college essays, so I’m just going to give you general advice. </p>
<p>I am currently trying to write about something that is very personal and difficult for me to talk about in my essay. Although it’s not quite as “taboo” as your subject, there are a lot of details that are uncomfortable, but I want to write about it because it was the turning point that led me to my current career choice. What I would recommend to you (and what I am trying to do myself) is not to include details that would make your reader feel uncomfortable (i.e. talking about particular situations) without sacrificing the personality. Make sure that every point of reference to your abuse is directly related to the thesis of your paper. </p>
<p>In my essay, I am talking about an illness that destroyed my about-to-be professional ballet career and completely changed my life. The details of the illness are really too much information, so I talked more about the effect of the unexpected turn and how I overcame it to be a visual artist and how I am able to connect ballet to my fine art and design work. </p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>