Third person point of view in essay

<p>Would it be okay if I write my essay in third person point of view?</p>

<p>I'll be writing about an issue and the challenges I face because of it and how I dealt with them. It's going to start from when I was around five and it's about my whole life from there on.</p>

<p>Here's the prompt:</p>

<p>Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their
application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.</p>

<p>So yea, is it alright or should I avoid it?</p>

<p>I would write in first person.</p>