USAFA Summer Seminar Essay Help

[mcallister]

I am applying to Summer Seminar at USAFA. However, I am stuck at the essay prompt: Do you have any personal life experiences where you have overcome adversity or challenges that have shaped you into the person you are today?. I faced adversity in my childhood pertaining to my parents both being in and out of jail/prison and how it was extremely hard on me but I managed to work hard in school and plan on going to a top school like USAFA. I'm not sure if I should write about that because I don't want the tone to be "poor me". I do have another topic I could write about which is about me getting cyberbullied horrendously on a college essay platform a couple of months ago and how I managed to put that behind me and continue to focus on college applications. It would mean the world to me for some feedback on this. Thank you!!

 

[T-37IP]

Cyberbullied on a college essay platform a couple of months ago likely has not shaped you into the person you are today nearly as much as growing up with parents in and out of jail.

 

[Sparky233]

Personally, I think you could write about how your parents being in and out of jail has shaped you without it sounding like you want them to feel sorry for you. I would just make the main focus be about how you took a negative situation and used it as motivation to work hard in school and set big goals for yourself.

 

[mcallister]

Personally, I think you could write about how your parents being in and out of jail has shaped you without it sounding like you want them to feel sorry for you. I would just make the main focus be about how you took a negative situation and used it as motivation to work hard in school and set big goals for yourself.

Thank you so much! It helps to get a different perspective!