<p>I am trying to write about a small incident in my commonapp essay...
I'm writing it like... telling a story(just the opening part of the essay, I will move on, if you are wondering...). The problem is although it is an incident that has made an impact on my life, I really do not remember many details. So I am really making up some (or most) of them so that I'm not left with something like a one line plot, and I kinda feel bad.
And realistically speaking isn't it very unlikely that one would remember every detail of a small incident...? So I'm just wondering what will these details come off as? Is it deemed as something that makes your point/plot more concrete and visualisable? Or will it seem fake 0.0?
Or is narrative for PS a bad idea? (cries at the corner of the room...)</p>
<p>I’m going to preface this by saying this is nothing but my personal opinion. That being said, I have no idea why so many students feel that writing a personal statement means it has to be story time all of a sudden. If you’re talking about details and meaning the way the hot tears stung as they streamed down your cheeks, or whatever irrelevant description it may be, I would really say skip it altogether. It’s much more important discussing the effects of whatever event it is, then the actual event itself. How you learned from it, how you moved forward to improve yourself etc.</p>