Talking about myself too much?

College Essays
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<p>The essay wants me to give them a complete picture of myself and how I will enrich the community.</p>

<p>Should I be writing in third person? Is first person okay? For some reason writing in first person feels really weird and uncomfortable. Do they want me to talk about my interests that make me who I am?</p>

<p>I just want to be reassured..:-&lt;/p>

<p>Any other advice you can give me would be great. I have been trying to write this essay for too long.</p>

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<p>A good source of advice:</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! That really helped.</p>