Clearly there’s adversity here - and perhaps it’s a great essay topic - more along the lines of lost job, parents couldn’t afford to pay rent, and in addition to all I had to do school wise, our family had to move several times, including into a hotel.
Not sure I’d bring covid into that - one truly doesn’t know why a job was lost and covid actually helped with job security because the government was paying employers to keep employees on the payroll - so I might separate that part out.
Of course if having covid impacted tests - that to me is a different topic.
For covid, I’d be brief and factual.
I could see the hotel living a great adversity issue.
Most importantly, if your child came through all these challenges, they’re going to be fine in life - and if their grades are decent (not outstanding), there’s going to be great schools regardless.
Good luck.