<p>I'm an international, so I'm not sure whether my essay topic is fine. I am planning to write about my hobby of rubik's cube and solving various similar puzzles. </p>
<p>While I've developed my hobby for the past 4 years, and have competed in competitions, and winning some events and setting a national record, I am not only going to talk about me developing my hobby so that I am good at it. </p>
<p>Over the years, I have made use of my hobby to go down to the science centre and put up an exhibit with a friend of mine, to display my talent, teach anyone, as well as educate people about facts related to this art.
Furthermore, I have also helped to organize a competition and helped as one of the judges for the competition. </p>
<p>Would this form a good essay, for top schools, like berkeley, Gatech, purdue, cornell, umich, unc chapel hill, uiuc, etc?</p>
<p>If it does, what areas should I focus on that would bring about my personality more, and which should I avoid elaborating too much??</p>
<p>Also, for the essay, are we supposed to focus on one of our interests or achievements, like I've listed above, or should I pick one personality trait that I believe is good, and elaborate on it by giving examples from things I have done, like extra curriculars, or other things?</p>
<p>Also, I have another idea that I might want to talk about, because I will probably only list it in the common app, without much explanation. This was some volunteer work I did at a children's society, I interacted with children of various age groups who were disadvantaged in different ways, financially, mentally, etc. I taught them school work, and organized games, etc, for them, for 1 year, like every week. This has impacted me positively, so should I talk about this??</p>
<p>Which is better and if anyone could answer my other questions as well, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!!!</p>