<p>Long before I started applying to colleges, I knew what I wanted my personal statement to be. I want to write about art, how it changed my life, how it changed my personality and how I want to dedicate my life to it. Does this fit in to any of the common app essay categories? :(</p>
<p>Definitely topic number one, I think!</p>
<p>Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.</p>
<p>It would be great if you focused on one instance or story, though, of your art experience and then expanded from there.</p>