Is this too inappropriate?
Last year, I lied about my age to take a nude drawing class at the local college. During the class, I learned that I wasn’t quite as mature as I thought I was, because I blushed my way through and was so nervous I couldn’t even complete my sketch. I learned that I have to analyze my ability to handle a situation before I jump into it. Thoughts?
It portrays you as someone willing to lie to get your way, and someone willing to take a leap into something you’re not prepared for.
I think you can come up with something better.
It’s unique but it doesn’t say good things about you, so no.
This is tricky, but could work. If you don’t mention the lying part, but focus instead on how blushing and nervous you were, it could make for a good anecdotal introduction for the story. Then, you could discuss the lessons you learned, but can you think of an interesting time when you did analyze a situation well and had positive results? Focusing your essay on a positive side of you is probably best, but the nude drawing thing is a great hook and interesting to read.