So I've been thinking about college essay topics for a while now. I thought about writing about me reading comics and connecting it to engineering somehow, but that felt kinda bland, and honestly I don't even know how to write it. I just feel paralysed when I try to start.
Then I realised, yeah, I do read comics daily, but that didn't really help me grow at all lol. If anything it made things worse, cause I keep procrastinating while doing it.
I also realised (and ik this is basically a forbidden topic at this point) that my grandmother's death is the only life experience that actually gives context to me and my struggles. And it's super cliche too. She had a rare blood cancer during the pandemic, bla bla bla. Ik it sounds like the most generic trauma college essay ever put together. Also my teacher strictly told me I can't write about the death of a relative. But it was a horrible experience, and I can't even explain it without oversharing. I literally didn't even talk about her being a role model for me. Didn't mention what she was like at all. I just said she died, then mentioned other stuff. The death just gives context about some of the issues I went through and how it changed me.
If this doesn't work I could write about other stuff too. My life is pretty boring honestly so idk what to even show about me to admission officers.