How can I answer this question?

College Essays
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<p>So I'm applying as a freshman to UMD College Park, and i plan on answering the following question:</p>

<p>According to Henry David Thoreau, “One is not born into the world to do everything, but to do something.” What is your something?</p>

<p>Honestly, I do not know what I was meant to do. Would it be inappropriate or considered to be not answering the question if I discuss how I do not know what "my something" is? Or would it be wiser to try to find a way to come up with a "something"?</p>

<p>Any advice would be really appreciated!</p>

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<p>“Would it be inappropriate or considered to be not answering the question if I discuss how I do not know what “my something” is?”</p>

<p>This could work if you connect it to how you are planning to use your college experience to help you find your “something.”</p>

<p>Anyway, essays don’t matter that much for admission to public collges. They admit students mainly based on academic stats and state of residence, with in-stsate students being preferred.</p>