<p>is writing about an incarcerated parent and its affect on my high school years a safe topic for a college essay?</p>
<p>i think it's a pretty good topic.</p>
<p>For what college?</p>
<p>I believe it would be a good topic. Just ensure to mention how it has affected and impacted you without seeming grouselike.</p>
<p>to answer hunter's question, i would be sending it to Columbia, NYU, Barnard and Emory.</p>
<p>oh, and thanks for everyone's reply</p>
<p>I think it would be important to talk about not only how it has impacted you during your high school years, but how much you have learned from it and grown from it in a positive way. It definitely needs a positive spin, in my opinion.</p>
<p>it's a good topic but don't make it seem like ur making an excuse for getting bad grades/scores etc. that just makes you look bad. like what sunshadow said, expand on how you learned from the experience and show your personal growth in a positive way :]</p>
<p>thanks guys. i wasnt going trying to make an excuse for bad grades or anything, i meant to say how it affected me in more of a personal way. but im still not sure if i even want to write about it, i keep getting writers block. so, i dunno. but thanks for your input.</p>