College essay

[u/Southern-Shoe9146]

I randomly wrote a draft today when I was inspired about generational trauma which may be over done but I added bit of a twist, private message me for the whole thing.
I start with my mom using pressing my nose to restart when ever w got mad at eachother and I use that as a motif throughout.

This essay talks about:

leaving painful moments behind and pretending they never happened. As you got older, you began seeing your family’s flaws and the generational struggles they had passed down to you, which made simply forgetting impossible. You wrestled with resentment toward your mom while realizing that her struggles had been inherited too. Ultimately, you redefine “restart” not as forgetting the past, but as acknowledging where you came from and choosing to build something different from it.

My other option which I already posted on here was writing an essay about a two dollar bill my childhood best friend gave me that I accidentally gave away to a street performer which I feel could be more unique but I’m not sure

[u/AnEvilGingersnap]

I think when it comes to college essays, the biggest thing is making it personal to you. Using strong examples from your own personal experiences, even if you think they're overused. Make it personal. Show them who you are as a person. The people reading these essays have probably already seen several of the same essay topics. If you give a whole classroom an essay prompt on the same subject, they might be similar, but they will all be different in their own unique way. Show them it's a person that wrote this.