my common app essay prompt answer ?
I am applying to the University of Michigan, and for my Common App essay, I am thinking about doing it on how I learned who I was as a person in middle school as I went from being homeschooled for elementary school to a public school in the middle of sixth grade as a first-generation American. It will focus on being yourself and not faking your personality. Is this too clique, or should I focus on a different aspect of that transition? It will answer this prompt from Common App, "The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?"
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I think that the main message here is great! I'm sure you have a really interesting story. However, I do also think that to learn the most about you in an incredibly limited setting (what admissions officers are trying to do), it might be better to focus on something that happened more recently (i.e. high school). Of course you can still incorporate the middle school story, but also then connecting it to your current life and perspective, will leave a create a more full picture of who you currently are.
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