A very anecdotal essay...?

<p>Hey guys! I'm a rising junior, so I still have a lot of time for essays, but the other day I was feeling inspired and just wrote a potential essay.
So my problem is that it's very anecdotal and I don't have enough reflection in it (the word limit is killing me haha). It would be great if someone could read it and help me decide what parts of my story-telling to cut, so that I have more space for reflection.
Oh, and because I'm a bit paranoid, I'd prefer if you were already in college or a parent. You don't have to do any hardcore editing.. just a lot of cutting :D
Also, I intended to do this for prompt #2 (failure), but I realize it might work for the "story important to who you are" prompt as well, so you can give me feedback on which one it's more related to.
Thanks!</p>

<p>Bump! Also, I once I re-read the essay, I realized it might seem like I was trying too hard to make it funny, but that’s just my corny personality :smiley: So if you think my humor sucks, feel free to let me know.</p>