Undergraduate / My Mother and our complicated relations - Common app and Coalition essay [3]

This essay spoke to me so much! I definitely have those moments with my mother where I think she never listens to me at all :(.

Overall, your topic is good, although I'm not sure this is the best topic to showcase who YOU are and what YOU can give to the college community.

Despite that, I still feel like this is an interesting essay.

Grammatical/substantive issues:
"I was taller than my brother, but instead I was a disappointment." <-- I don't really see the connection between these two statements. Does being tall make you a winner?

Also, ending the paragraph with "So why do I still feel bad?" Just doesn't resonate with me.

I liked the ending, but I think you can make it more cheery or more resolving. Just my opinion. Hope that wasn't too mean. Thanks for posting it! :)