Is it unadvisable to talk about a negative characteristic of mine that was changed?

College Essays
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<p>Hey everyone.
I’m working on my Princeton supplement: “Using a favorite quotation from an essay or book you have read in the last three years as a jumping off point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world. Please write the quotation at the beginning of your essay.”
So I have an experience in mind that definitely changed how I approach the world - the problem is that it changed the approach to a somewhat unflattering one to what it is now.
Would it look bad to admit that I was intolerant of certain things? Should I pick another subject? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Yes. As long as you showed that you’ve changed and reflect on the causes of your intolerance and what you’ve learned. Admissions don’t expect their applicants to be perfect.</p>