Undergraduate / UT austin personal essay A, but to write about family is little cliche.. [8]

Hello Im trying to write the college admission essay as freshman.

The prompt of UT austin is

Write an essay in which you tell us about someone who has made an impact on your life and explain how and why this person is important to you

What kind of topic would be cliche? I know that write about family is little cliche and.. what else??