<p>For the short answer, I can’t really think of a creative way to express my interest for an EC activity (in my case, debate). So I just wrote how debate sparked an interest in academia. Is this too clich</p>
<p>If this is true, that debate really did spark the interest for you, then you should be able to make it genuine and original. If you can, then it should be alright. But try to avoid very general statements and try to give details, i.e. make it your own.</p>