<p>It’s not the topic; it’s what you do with the topic.</p>
<p>Choose whatever topic allows for the most personal, detailed and revealing essay. The essay that, ideally, only you could write. </p>
<p>There is good advice at:</p>
<p>[Essays</a>, Admission Information, Undergraduate Admission, U.Va.](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/writingtheessay.html]Essays”>http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/writingtheessay.html)</p>