"Explore Whatever you wanted for one year" has really put me in a corner.

Hi everybody! New here. I'm doing a UGA scholarship essay prompt and really am quite stuck. I think I am reading too much into it but I don't know. I just can't seem to think of something...tangible...

So here's the prompt: "If you could explore whatever you wanted for one year using methods of you choice, how would you direct your efforts and what would you hope to accomplish?"

Now, here's what I was thinking...
Japanese culture (or just the history and world around anime and manga)
Creating a video game
Time travel
Views on interracial relationships today

Yeah...doesn't sound to intelligent does it? But its what interests me honestly. I guess I'm just not smart enough, eh? Well, thank you if you are giving advice! Its appreciated!

What is UGA? Can you remain honest but tailor your response towards them?

If this is for a scholarship, you have to be clever about earning it. I say do not write about anime and video games. Instead, write something about your major. If you are going to major in psych and get a masters in clinical with a specialization in cognitive therapy, you might say you are most interested in learning about Ellis's development of REBT for treating children and adults.

Do you know what I mean? Get fired up about your field of choice right now. And if anime and video game writing are your arts, perhaps your major is associated with them, in which case, you should write about them... but from an adult's point of view, from a professional's point of view.

The admissions person may think of this as "kid stuff,"
so you have to compensate by citing good literature about recent advancements in related fields.. and really show yourself to be the deep, methodical thinker that you are.