Personal Essay... Overdone/Cliche?

1MX
Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:34:46 +0000

My only comment is don’t talk about your physical growth.

You didn’t overcome being the ‘ugly duckling’. You simply grew up, not much of a challenge. If you want it work you must focus on thriving as the kid you were at 12. Yet again, I doubt you really overcame much adversity at such a young age. I could be wrong, but keep those thoughts in the back of your mind. Overcoming true adversity is impressive, but without knowing you, I really gotta question how much adversity you faces considering that growth is a gradual process from 12-17. I can imagine what you must have felt like at 12, but I would think the same thoughts weren’t there at 14,15,16 as you matured.