<p>honor - Of the topics you’ve mentioned, the car-flipping topic actually makes me want to read your essay. I think it could be a very powerful story, especially since you obviously attach a great deal of emotion to it.</p>
<p>The little brother and immigrant parents could be a sentence or two, if you really feel compelled to put them in. I’m sure you thought of them at some point, as in what impact your death or disability would have had on them if events had taken a less miraculous turn.</p>
<p>I’m not so sure about the ending (“I think I was saved for a special purpose, so I want to become a politician or government bureaucrat” might not play well given current events), but a vivid first-person description of the experience and the personal changes you went through as a result could make a strong essay imho. As long as you weren’t drunk or texting or something like that when you had the accident… and even if that were the case, it could be an event that turned your life around.</p>
<p>Of course, your nickname among the admissions counselors would probably be “Crash.” But you would stand out enough to have a nickname! :D</p>