<p>I've written a draft of my essay, and the gist of it is my passion for unusual hobbies (cabinetmaking, Ukrainian egg painting, etc). I've got a paragraph about how I love doing these things... but I'm not the best. As in, I am not an amazing cabinet maker, but yes, I made a functional spice rack. Is writing about not being the best going to hurt me rather than help me?</p>
<p>If you make sure to discuss how you’re always struggling to <em>become</em> the best, then it’ll be fine. If not, I’d <em>probably</em> avoid it.</p>
<p>I think it’s fine if you’re not the best…colleges don’t expect you to be. The topic shows your unique personality, but it sounds…distracting. If well-written it can make your application shine. It’s risky…a topic like this can make or break.</p>
<p>Thanks, that’s pretty much along the lines of what I was thinking. I think what I’ll do is make a decent version of it and show it to some people and see what they think after it’s a bit more developed.</p>
<p>Although, you mentioned it sounds distracting? What do you mean by that? I definitely don’t want to confuse anyone or over complicate anything.</p>