<p>i need help. i have two options for writing my essays. the first is detailing how i was racially attacked in elementary school, and by the way events turned out (me dropping out....being home schooled....going to a private non religious school...and ending up at a really great catholic school), im a very happy person. i learned a tremendous amount from that experience. HOWEVER. i dont want to make the adcoms uncomfortable if i sound bitter. i dont think i would, but you never know. </p>
<p>the other option i have is writing about my international humanitarian work in mexico, and volunteer work ive done in nyc (chinatown children). </p>
<p>another option would be a growing sense of independence since i was in fifth grade.i went to a summer gifted camp in california and every summer since then i have gone. ive studied things ranging from ethics to the philosophy of the mind to advanced math to etymology. in summers after that, i volunteered in mexico and the summer after that i volunteered in chinatown, nyc.</p>
<p>what do you guys think? should i use one of these three options or a blend of them? which one sounds the most intriguing and unique?</p>
<p>I think the best would be to take one topic. Touching all three would be too general - it's best to focus in on one topic. If you can somehow briefly touch on the other two, such as "Due to this, I was able to become involved in that. That involvement made me feel whatever, which I was able to take back into this (first), and help me develop in blah manner..." Yes, that was terrible, but I think you get what I'm saying. If not, I'll try to explain further.</p>
<p>hmm good advice. im wondering also which topic you think is the most intrigueing: (1) the being racially attacked and how it built my character. (2) humanitarian work, which im sure everyone writes about (3) growing independence in university camps since fifth grade, culminating in summers volunteering abroad and at home. </p>
<p>also im wondering if its a bad idea mentioning filing a lawsuit against my public school district. my parents filed it for me because the staff at the school and the principal were taking part in attacking me racially, though with words whereas the students were attacking me physically. i mean keep in mind, i was the only chinese kid in a school full of snotty white people (not saying that all white people are snotty, this particular bunch was upper class and particularly snotty and aggressive against me, the only minority to be seen.)</p>
<p>no, sadly, we didnt because the judge said that we didnt have enough evidence. that was so sad, because we werent actively collecting evidence while it was happening. we didnt plan on suing the school district for money, because we wanted to settle the matter without using legal action. we didnt file the lawsuit for money, rather, for justice. you just dont hear that so much anymore.</p>