<p>i need help with coming up with an essay topic for one of the C.A prompts. i cant think of ANYTHING! ( im such a boring teenager to be honest) With this list of things, can any one you give me ideas or help with me to decide
1) I enjoy cooking / a "foodie"
2) <3 NYC
3) Law and order svu obsessed (haha)
4) my brother passed away last year / had muscular distrophy
5) shopping</p>
<p>all i can come up with at the moment...
thanks so much!</p>
<p>For any topic, the execution of the topic matters more than the topic itself, however, here are my observations:</p>
<p>1) This could be interesting, and you would get an opportunity to show your interest in other cultures through their food and things like that… just make sure you don’t come across as snobby.</p>
<p>2) Are you applying to schools in NYC? If not, I’m not sure I’d write about this… a lot of people love NYC, and it may be hard to make your love it it unique and “better” than everyone else’s.</p>
<p>3) This is interesting, but I think it would be hard to write about without making yourself seem like someone who just sits on the couch all day watching TV/Netflix… and even though that may be true (lol it’s true for me), you don’t really want to portray yourself that way 
also, it may be difficult to make a personal connection with the show - it’s easy to fall into the trap of writing more about the show than about yourself.</p>
<p>4) This also runs the risk of becoming a sob story. I would recommend not writing about your brother (though I’m very sorry for your loss). The muscular dystrophy essay could be okay if you make sure that it’s all positive/you focus on how you’ve overcome it, but then again, a lot of people write similar topics - “I had this physical/mental/emotional setback, but I worked hard and overcame it”</p>
<p>5) I think it would be hard to show a deep, personal connection with shopping… or at least, one that still made you seem like an intelligent, deep-thinking kid (sorry, but there are a lot of negative stereotypes of people who love to shop, regardless of how true or untrue they are).</p>
<p>So, I’d be most tempted to go with the first one, but you should ultimately write whichever one you’re most attached to, the one that would tell the most about yourself, and the one that you can write and execute the best. Good luck.</p>
<p>@LAMuniv thanks for the reply, I appreciate your input!</p>