<p>What do you think of writing a survival guide of how to branch out culturally when your parents have culturally isolated you as a personal statement for college apps?</p>
<p>So you’re going to bill the essay as a survival guide? Do you intend to make it humorous?</p>
<p>There are a lot of directions this can go. I like a lot of them and I’m afraid of some of them. I think if you write it with a gentle wit it could be fantastic. Try to be funny. There are also non-humorous directions you could take the essay that would work. Not everyone is funny. You know what works best for you.</p>
<p>What you don’t want to do is angrily blame your parents for your lack of cultural stimulation. You also don’t want to come off as a cosmopolitan know-it-all. Emphasize that you are still learning about different cultures, different forms of art, etc.</p>