<p>Is it okay to write about a parent as the person who has had a significant effect on your life?</p>
<p>if it will be awesome, then yes. keep in mind that this may be a cliched topic to speak of, especially if it was a last-ditch sort of thing.</p>
<p>i mean for the 2008 admissions period so it would be in advance</p>
<p>what i mean is that you don't want to seem like you chose your mom because you were out of ideas and/or didn't take the essay seriously. if you write a spectacular essay, then screw whatever i say because it won't matter at all.</p>