<p>I am in the process of applying to college right now, but I am having difficulty with coming up with a topic for my personal statement.
I think that my grades and test scores will put me right on par with the majority of applicants to the schools I am applying to, so I need to make sure my essay really stands out...
I have thought of quite a few topics, but none seem to be as interesting as I think my essay needs to be, but here are some of them:</p>
<ul>
<li>a community service trip to New Orleans </li>
<li>being a founding member of my high school's honor council </li>
<li>the part-time job I have had since freshman year, and how my each of my coworkers has influenced me</li>
<li>what I learned from failing my driver's test four times</li>
<li>describing some of the major decisions i have made in my life and how they have affected me</li>
<li>the impact one of my best friends has had on me </li>
</ul>
<p>do any of these topics stand out as particularly good? particularly bad? should I think of new ones?
any advice would be appreciated!
thanks!</p>