How can one convey this.....

MYOS1634
Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:11:17 +0000

^GMT7 is right. An essay shouldn’t be an apology. It should be a “lessons learned” story.
However, the story of overdoing it, finding balance, self image, etc., could be a compelling essay - but it shouldn’t be “why I got B’s first semester junior year”.