<p>so i am thinking about using this prompt to talk about my dad passing when I was 10 because I feel like that defnitely affected my life... and i heard that you need to talk about how u overcame a problem in these essays so i was thinking about how i had to help out my mom who was studying as well as working part time and taking care of me and my sister. is this a good idea? how can i do this without making it sound like a super self-pitying sobstory?</p>