Is writing about domestic abuse in the home for ur college essay too much info or writing about the suicidal tendencies of a loved one. I don’t want to write about these obviously but these are the things that made me who I am an explains what i bring to the college as a person no just academically and helps explain some of my academic downfalls , but then I understand that I can’t blame my circumstances only myself.
Don’t think of this as a journal entry, a chance to unburden yourself to the world.
This is closer to a job application. You want to convince the reader that YOU’RE the best applicant, a better choice than any of the other applicants. You’re not looking for sympathy (though you certainly have mine!), you’re looking to show them that they should pick you-- that you’re the best choice as someone to admit.
I would choose something more positive-- something that your friends love about you, something uniquely you.