... knowledge, people will put the topic of their thesis or other ... you want to make the topic of your undergrad research the ... topic of your PS (or perhaps ... research in general as the topic of your PS?) then go ...
... a whole section on just topic selection, how to avoid common ... possible to really fit any topic into a single-story, narrative ... come up with a new topic if you aren't sold ...
I love the idea of adversity as a topic but I'm not sure about the unemployment aspect. I think---like many topics---it will come down to how you write about it and connect it to the overall theme of adversity.