<p>Is this essay supposed to be a creative story, or more factual (what you;ve doe and how it has affected you)? I thought it was the latter, but then I was reading some college essay books and they had samples from the Yale applications that were amazingly creative. Which is it the traditional way?</p>
<p>its supposed to be an activity and how its changed you. If you can write about something you've done in a creative way, then go for it. But mostly I've heard that you can't go wrong with being straight forward.</p>