Personal Statement: my topic too generic?

<p>i'm thinking of writing about how playing scrabble gradually led to my love of books/reading</p>

<p>in your opinion, would that topic be too generic?</p>

<p>no.. not really.. but then it depends on how u write it.. even it an essay is cliche and generic... how u put it all together counts.</p>

<p>I think it's cute. Go for it.</p>

<p>ok, what about writing about how a botched science experiment led me to become interested in how things work</p>

<p>would you guys pick the scrabble one or the sci experiment one?</p>

<p>the scrabble one, definitely, being interested in how things work for an engineering major is definitely very cliche</p>

<p>ok thx for the replies guys ;)</p>

<p>definitely scrabble. scrabble = awesome! :)</p>