Valid topic for an intellectual experience?

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am in the process on writing a response to Stanford’s supplement question which asks to talk about an idea or experience that has been important to my intellectual development. I wanted to get some feedback as to wether this would answer the question. The experience I would like to use is when my father was diagnosed with cancer and how that changed my outlook on life making me value everyday and working harder to achieve my goals in life. </p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>PS: My father made a full recovery after several months of chemotherapy :)</p>