Good/not boring essay topic?

College Essays
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<p>This essay is for UT. The topic is:</p>

<p>"Choose an issue of importance to you – the issue could be personal, school related, local, political, or international in scope – and write an essay in which you explain the significance of that issue to yourself, your family, your community, or your generation."</p>

<p>I want to write about how sometimes I cannot say what I want to say . I'm not sure if I have a speech disability but I just cannot say words sometimes. To "temporally fix" my problem, I have to fill my conversations with "AHHHH" right before I say a word. It is weird: when I talk, my brain knows I will not be able to say the next word and the "AHHHH" automatically kicks in.
At first I thought this happened because English is my second language. But then I realized it also happens when I speak Spanish.</p>

<p>The good news is that I am overcoming this "issue" as I read more books and engage in conversations. Sometimes I think "wow, did I just say that?" That was smooth..</p>

<p>Is this a good or weak topic?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>The best topic allows for you allows for the most personal, detailed, honest and revealing essay. Your topic sounds reasonable to me, but only you can know if some other topic would allow you to be even more personal, detailed, honest and revealing.</p>

<p>If you determine that the topic is good for you, then make sure that the essay is bottom-line positive about you. For example, the fact that you are taking steps to overcome the problem should be shown clearly imo.</p>

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<p>I guess the question is: what would the essay reveal about me?
I have to give it some thought. </p>

<p>Perhaps writing about that issue makes the essay too specific.
I'm sure I can make the essay sound positive but it might not say much about me.</p>

<p>Agh, coming up with a good topic is hard!</p>

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<p>wow dude
I freaking have the same problem, although I'm not English native speaker. I'm still struggling to overcome it...</p>

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<p>I'm glad I'm not alone :D
Do you think it's a good topic to write about?</p>

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<p>yeah, definitely</p>

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<p>Saying "ahh" or "umm" before resuming talking is not a speech disability; many people have this habit (which is essentially all that it is). Writing about this "problem" might seem trite to an admissions reader who has probably read many essays from applicants with real horror stories. Having said that, it doesn't really matter what your topic is; it matters how you set about presenting it--the unique perspective, the original voice, and the engaging personal examples.</p>

<p>Everything has been written about. As Yeats asks, "What can I but enumerate old themes?" Your topic is of little relevance, but how it's written is of monumental importance.</p>

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<p>re-reading the thread, i realize my problem is different from OP's :D I stammer every time I attempt to say some certain words because of short breath and sniffling although I know exactly what to say.</p>