What's an original essay topic nowadays?

<p>I know nothing about college essays (rising junior as well), and I think, at this point, it’ll be the only thing that will put me in an Ivy League university. </p>

<p>Anyway, I want to stand out in a college essay by incorporating my experience of hunting for squirrels in the woods. Is it original enough? How can I do that without making my essay seem ridiculous?
I am pondering on a few themes that will tie the connection between my hunting experience and…something. I don’t know. </p>

<p>By the way, I come from the deep south in the US, and I want to go to a university in the north. What are my chances? I’m Asian. :|</p>