Writing a college essay about overcoming Autism

ktheory
Tue, 24 Dec 2019 22:46:09 +0000

Hello,

I’m interested in writing an essay for my college application about how I overcame autism. When I was younger I struggled a lot with my Aspergers and had difficulty making friends or understanding social interactions, in part because I struggled with dealing with emotions - however as I grew up, though I still struggle with facial cues and body language, I became much better at communicating with others and providing support for them, to the point that now in high school I’m fairly popular and well regarded, and have helped many people deal with their own emotional problems.

Would this be something worthwhile to turn into a college essay? I know that it is of course risky, but I feel at the same time that it is a fairly important part of my life, and that as a narrative it shows how I’ve grown a lot as a person, and am able to overcome my interpersonal difficulties and still play a positive role in a community. I’m only a sophomore right now, but I’d like opinions on if this is a viable idea or not, just because I don’t want to draft up an entire essay that doesn’t work based on its premise alone.