<p>my high school is pretty competitive. i heard from some people that there are students writing about this competitiveness. </p>
<p>with all these students writing about the same thing, it will definitely be hard for any of them to stand out in the admissions process.</p>
<p>unless you are pretty sure that there are no other students writing about your topic and that you are able to express and give the reader a feel of what makes who you are, i advise against the topic.</p>
<p>you might be reading the prompt a little too literally. "describing the world you come from" can be something as specific as focusing on a family member or even your own room or something as broad as a big time club that you partcipate in.</p>