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<p>College Essay Question:</p>

<p>How "personal" should I go w/ my college essay?</p>

<p>I used to have depression (severe) and eating problems. But I recovered completely from them and did it while keeping my grades up. I know this seems like the mundane teenage situation, but is it too shocking to write about? I have many good themes to relate to these topics and I want to say how it changed my life and how I view the world... blah blah. I am also good at invoking the Sympathy Emotion in other people without sounding offensive or cheesy.</p>

<p>Thanx</p>

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<p>yeah, i had an ED before too.. i know, it might be a good essay topic if written correctly, but either way I'd stay away from it to be safe, because those things hardly ever go away 100%, and it'd be like, "warning: neurotic kid coming"... haha... so... just write about something else.</p>

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<p>Yea. that seems to be the word of advice coming from other people as well.
Thank you. I needed some outside opinion.</p>