Hi y’all,
So I’m planning to transfer to a Top Tier university next year, and I plan on writing my essay about how I’ve grown since my high school years. The topic I want to cover, unfortunately is very risky. In 9th and 10th grade, I generally had straight A’s with a couple of B’s here and there. In 11th grade, my grades dipped to straight C’s, which I believe to be the biggest reason why I didn’t get accepted into most of my options. The reason was that I had a pornography addiction which kept me distracted for most of high school academic career.
I am currently a sophomore at UCSD, and I’m past my porn addiction. I have maintained straight A’s, have been very involved on campus, and I feel that I have a different perspective on life and education. I believe I still have room to grow, and to show this transition between two parts of my life, I want to focus on this touchy subject.
The main problem is that this would be admitting to college admissions committees that I engaged in illegal activities (underage porn viewership), which could turn the application upside down. I was hoping to get an expert to help me figure out what I should do. This incident is one of the major factors that got me rejected in the first place, but I want people to know that I am different.
If someone could help me, that would be great.