tmartin3 wrote:I have a question on an essay I am writing, which is: "Tell us about a time when you defended your idea." I have a great example of this that turned out to be influential in my understanding of economics but the idea I tried to defend (as a newbie in Econ 101 my freshman year) made little economic sense and I have since come to disagree with it wholeheartedly. Am I an idiot if I try to write about this? Or is there a chance the admissions rep will appreciate a fresh take on the question that differs from what the majority of people are no doubt going to write? The point I would be trying to make is that I did defend my idea but that, even though I don't agree with my position now, I learned more by sticking my neck out there and being "wrong" (although "wrong" in economics is different than say, wrong in math). The teacher initially thought I was another quack but I wound up taking another class with him and then TA-ing for him my senior year. It's a good, genuine story but do you think I will be looked upon negatively for not having a stand out example of when I had to dig deep and stand up to someone ethically or had to convince an entire group that my approach to problem was correct, etc?

Any advice you could give would be great.

Thanks.