Which topic should I pick for my personal statement?

College Essays
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<p>I'm apply to the University of Washington and the prompt I'm focusing on is</p>

<p>B. Tell us a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.</p>

<p>One of my options would be to talk about how I had no parental support for pretty much everything growing up. I'm top 10% in class, made varsity fastpitch since freshman year, and achieved other accomplishments. So, I would talk about having to do things on my own and not having a mentor figure growing up. I think it shows how I'm independent, a hard worker, etc.</p>

<p>My other option is talking about how a classmate's murder shaped my character. She used to be one of my best friends, but hearing about her goals made me realize that I need to take advantage of everyday and work hard to make my own dreams come true because I can't just assume that life is going to go my way at my own pace. It also made me more compassionate, observant, and confident. I won't go into all the details though.</p>

<p>I feel like I have enough to write about either one, but which one do you guys think is a better topic? Or if neither are, then say so too. I apologize if the grammar is terrible, just typing out whatever came to my head.</p>

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<p>PM you my feedback. Let me know if you didn’t receive it.</p>

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<p>I received it, but not able to reply because I don’t have enough posts yet. But thank you so much! It was very helpful.</p>

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<p>Hate to burden you with this…But…
do both. see which one you like better.
both are marvelous ideas, and I really think that you can get both to be amazing.</p>

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<p>If I have the time I’ll try to write both! Thank you!</p>

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<p>sparkly, I would write about topic #1 (your independence and no support) and, if you want, you can incorporate topic #2 (the murder- which, BTW, I am very sorry about) into the essay. I cannot imagine what it would have been like to deal with the murder of a close friend with no parental support or guidance. I would think that most teenagers, would lean on their parents and look to them for strength and as role models when dealing with grief, loss and tragedy. You had to do that on your own. Good Luck.</p>