Seriously, does anyone think this essay idea would be good?

College Essays
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<p>Ok, so hello everybody. </p>

<p>I'm really considering writing about a YouTube gaming channel that I have. I have gathered over 100,000 subscribers to date. And through this channel (and gaming) I have been able to raise $50,000 for humanitarian missions, and humanitarian aid is one of my passions. I am really just wondering if this would be a good thing to write about for the supplemental essay for Harvard? Because I'm really fearing that admission offices would reject me just for writing about a gaming channel.</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>It’s creative and quirky, yet <em>productive</em>. It should be a gold mine of a topic – but of course, as with any topic, it depends on how you write it.</p>

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<p>I’d say go for it. It’s unusual and impressive. Even if a gaming channel may sound trivial, you’ve clearly been very productive with it and accomplished some very concrete good work with it. If I were receiving $50,000 in charity money, would I care if it came from a gaming channel? Of course not, I’d be like, “You rock on with that gaming channel, and thank you so much.” </p>

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<p>That sounds really cool! I think it would be great.</p>

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<p>50k with 100k subs? I actually don’t believe you, youtube doesn’t pay that well. </p>

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<p>I held fundraisers. I’m actually not even a YouTube partner so I get no money. </p>

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<p>It depends on how you write it. and if it’s harvard… lol good luck !(:</p>