<p>I've been struggling with deciding on a topic on my college essay, and I've written a few different ones that I feel come off boring and cliche. I have a topic in mind and very quickly wrote a draft and found it was easy to write about, but I feel it might be a negative to colleges if viewed in the wrong way. Both of my parents are "recovering alcoholics" (you can never be "cured") but have not drank in years, esp. my dad who has never been drinking during my life, although my mom had about one year when she "relapsed." I wanted to write about how I understand the risks of becoming addicted to alcohol much more than many teenagers, and how my experiences have affected the way I view alcoholism as a disease and how I'm striving to achieve in my life, although I understand the greater risk I am at for developing this addiction, and therefore must be more careful. Also, I wrote about how my childhood was a very happy one despite how many people might view children of alcoholics. My parents understood what led to their addictions and therefore made an environment where I would never feel like I have to face my problems all alone, as they did.</p>
<p>Is this topic too inappropriate for a college essay? Would colleges just view me as a risk to admit to their class? I'm just asking because this topic is something I actually feel strongly about, I feel this essay would be very honest and real.</p>