<p>I'm in dilemma. </p>
<p>For the prompt "Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea.", I was going to discuss about how my political beliefs affected my life (like I can't voice out my opinion because I'm a liberal and support any government that comes from election, but majority of people support the anti-government rallies and they will perceive me as ungrateful to nation or sometimes tell me to go live in another country). Basically, the essay will be based on politics in Thailand and prejudices I receive from people.</p>
<p>However, I went through a lot of websites and EVERYONE said avoid controversial topics such as politics. So should I change the topic completely? or it's okay to go with this direction? Thoughts on this matter would be very helpful!</p>
<p>Well, so long as you do not dwell too much on the “politics in Thailand” but dwell instead on the “prejudices [you] received from people,” I think it might just work out. </p>
<p>Although I would normally urge people to stay away from anything controversial entirely (especially in the case of such sensitive topics as the field of politics) the truth is, you never really know how it’ll come out unless you try. And, in the end, if you feel that the topic may be leaning too much on the extreme side, you may then scratch the topic entirely and move on to something else. The point is, your essay might end up as an amazing piece that jives with the admissions committee, and, conversely, it might not. </p>
<p>Regardless of what may occur, however, I feel that it is in your best interest to give it a try. </p>
<p>@obsessedcornell1 Thank you! And yes, the hardest problem for me is how to write the essay without involving too much politics. I do have some ideas in case I want to work on other topic entirely, though.</p>
<p>@notyourflower the point is to avoid offending your reader. since your reader is unlikely to have an opinion about Thai politics, I think this is a non issue. I also agree that you should focus more,on your personal growth and response to the situation and not on your specific political views. That is, focus on “my view was unpopular so I had to find inner strength” and not “people who protest the government are wrong”. </p>
<p>@VSGPeanut101 ah yes, I’m trying to put it in the ‘how my view had motivated me to study politics/human rights’ way. Thank you!</p>