<p>I was going to write about when my mom and stepdad separating when I was in middle school, because we had to move in with my grandparents, change schools/towns, make new friends, but I became a lot more confident in myself, I got very involved, and went from being quiet and frankly kind of weird to developing good people skills and becoming much much more of an extrovert. I feel like I could do a good job with this, but also feel it may sound very cliche and would not stand out to an admissions officer.
I guess I just want confirmation that this may be a good idea, on the other hand I already have an essay written for the "Place where you're perfectly content" topic, alright thank you!</p>
<p>While I do think divorce is an overdone subject, you seem to have a good plan and a story that is really about personal growth in changing circumstances, which sounds good to me. It sounds like you have specific points to make and stories to back that up so give it a go.</p>
<p>Don’t focus on the divorce as much as your personal growth. A quick mention of the divorce or two is plenty.</p>
<p>Thanks! I was thinking I’d also talk about a club I was involved, called Future City, which was essentially about design an ideal future city covering everything from energy sources to important industries to location to recreational activities. It was recommended to me by my science teacher at the time and that had a lot to do with me growing as a person but I don’t know if that would be too unrelated, but thanks for the input!</p>
<p>That could be one of the examples of things you did, and mentors you had. But just try writing it out and see how it goes. You can edit and rewrite. Just take a stab at a draft. A lot of times you develop ideas through the writing, not just imagining in your head. Write it!</p>
<p>Thank you BrownParent! I did end up going with the other one, as I felt the divorce one was a little whiny.</p>