<p>Okay, my question is, Is it okay to write an essay, (common app) to write about something that happened in elementary school, as long it relates/affects to me today?</p>
<p>Absolutely. If the experience was central to the person you are today, it definitely works, no matter when it happened. I think children feel things more deeply in some ways than adults do, so those experiences in childhood are often seared into your brain and become a part of your development, emotionally and intellectually.</p>