Help Choosing a Topic
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:31 pm
I've been debating between about 4 personal statement topics and was wondering if anybody could give me some input on which topic they think would be best (if any):
1) How my internship at a government agency (think department of defense, department of state, etc.) made me interested in public service
2) The ways that I have been shaped by the two very different sides of my family (conservative catholic family meets a family from the deep south... verrry different) in ways that are not immediately apparent when you first meet me
3) An experience I had with an extracurricular activity where I volunteered in an underserved community
4) One that I don't really want to write about but people keep saying I should: how a very bad illness in my family changed my perspective on a lot of things (don't want to go into much detail here, this would be a traditional obstacle essay I suppose)
Do any of these sound good? I've been going between a million different drafts of all of these since June and could really use some help. Thanks!
1) How my internship at a government agency (think department of defense, department of state, etc.) made me interested in public service
2) The ways that I have been shaped by the two very different sides of my family (conservative catholic family meets a family from the deep south... verrry different) in ways that are not immediately apparent when you first meet me
3) An experience I had with an extracurricular activity where I volunteered in an underserved community
4) One that I don't really want to write about but people keep saying I should: how a very bad illness in my family changed my perspective on a lot of things (don't want to go into much detail here, this would be a traditional obstacle essay I suppose)
Do any of these sound good? I've been going between a million different drafts of all of these since June and could really use some help. Thanks!