Childhood Anecdote

lafairytale
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:03:15 +0000

In my CommonApp Essay, I start out with my mother telling a childhood anectdote about me ( I was about 4), which I realize happened a long time ago, but very accurately captures my personality.
(I go on to say something along the lines that I maintained the determination and spirit I showed then and still am that way)

I’ve been told its good to tell a story/anecdote, and strangely enough, there seems no better anecdote than this very old one.
When I write about my adolescence, It always sound so “generic” (although I am by no means a generic person), like I am just summing up, and I feel like my high school time is reflected accurately enough in my other writings and activites.

So, childhood anecdote,
What do you think: Original/Interresting or Irrelevant?