<p>For the my world essay for MIT and UC schools, it asks for you to describe your world and how this affects your goals and aspirations...</p>
<p>would it be okay if I said my family and I immigrated when I was a baby and was very poor, and so I had to hand make a lot of toys etc. As my parents finished school, we became well off, but I still like to make things with my hands?</p>
<p>very cliche. Tons of students will write about how they immigrated, were very poor, and as a result started hand-making toys and continue to do so despite no need to. </p>
<p>I’m kidding. As far as originality goes, that’s fine.</p>
<p>I spoke to an essay reader from UCI who said that immigrating when you’re young is actually a really common topic. However if you just briefly mention this and go into more detail about how you like to make things now and how your past affects your current activities, it should be a unique topic.</p>