HELP! Which topic is better?

College Essays
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  1. I had to write and deliver a speech in front of some very powerful people in my home country because my cousin's introductory speaker had bailed on him, so he had to choose me. (Would write about waking up and being thrown a stack of papers, having to write the speech in an hour, giving the speech (and messing up a few times before the actual thing), etc.) My AP Lang teacher said that she LOVED my introductory paragraph.
  2. Spending every weekend (and almost every summer) in my dad's convenience store for the past eight years. The attic of the convenience store served as an apartment, and so I essentially "lived in a convenience store." (Haven't written anything for this yet since it is a new idea.)
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I like #2

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Bump.

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Either could be great or terrible. Both are not cliches, so that is good. But without knowing what you are telling about yourself in the essay, no one can say more.

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I personally love the second one! You can have the first idea written as an accomplishment on your resume or something. I feel like the second one is best for leaving an impact on the readers.

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Bump.