My early application is due in a few days, and I have two eligible college essays to choose from. One of them I wrote for my National Merit Scholarship application, in which I describe my experience with OCD as an obstacle I have overcome. I think it’s a pretty strong essay, about an event that more significantly impacted me than what I wrote about in my other college essay. That said, I’ve spent more time on my other essay because I have, until now, thought that’d be the one I’d submit.
My question is, is it ill-advised to write about a mental disorder like OCD in a college essay? I’m not doing it to explain anything negative on my transcript. Do colleges not want to accept students that have these types of issues?
thanks.