@jasmino1233, love you and I think you’re a great person. But I don’t think this is one of your better judgements. Schools will know if you’re able to handle the rigor based on grades and teacher recs, and essays are time to talk about who you are and it seems like @noodlenat did just that. Obviously, I haven’t read the essays and I don’t know them, so I don’t know if the essays are a good representation of who you are. But I think these topics could be really good essays! And we really can’t judge an essay based on what it’s about.
Also from my knowledge, there isn’t a huge difference between Andover and Exeter’s arts’ scene and Choate’s.