<p>I was just thinking about Brown’s essay and I got an idea. I do a psychology project on superstitions and I figured I could write about the Van Wickle Gates and the superstitions that go along. Good idea to connect these two facets?</p>
<p>I hope people are kind enough not to leech.</p>
<p>its sounds quirky 
and it really depends how you really write it. it’s important not to write all about your psychology project and the gates without including yourself in it. because i think the main point of the personal essay is to know you as a person, not your project or their gates. it will work if you balance it well enough! good luck.</p>
<p>I don’t think anyone would leech off of an essay that involves your psychology project.</p>
<p>The most important thing about the essays is to endear yourself to your readers–make them like you as a person. One containing musings about superstitions wouldn’t seem to do the trick so well. It’s not a terrible topic, but I would suggest something more personal.</p>
<p>Obviously, I would put myself in it. I would comment on superstitions and how they affect me and so on. I see your points and I would certainly include myself.</p>
<p>I just don’t see how an adcom could fall in love with you over an essay on superstitions.</p>
<p>ditto…</p>
<p>Also I’d be wary of looking like you’re sucking up to brown if you focus too much on the van wickle gates… pick the thing that has the most personal meaning for you and write about that.</p>
<p>I think the consensus is that you should pick a different topic.</p>