Same here, it got me thinking and i remembered things that happened years ago and worth mentioning on the resume, like promotions and projects i ran. I wouldn't get too nostalgic about stuff from way back - my guess is they don't even look at your early dates. In fact they keep chopping the length ...

How did you evaluate the strength of your own application and essays? this is a big part of the points and it seems a bit questionable... Good question. I don't have a problem evaluating anything on my application except for my essays. That's the one totally subjective part of the test and not know...