Do Anecdotes Belong in "Straightforward" Secondary Questions?

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For example, "In what collegiate extracurriculars did you engage? (400 char)" from Columbia.

Is this an opportunity to say I did X, Y, and Z, and learned A, B, and C? Or just I did X, Y, and Z?

Similarly, "If you have already graduated, briefly (4000 characters max) summarize your activities since graduation" from Harvard.

Do you just say: I did this job for this amount of time and will continue it for this amount of time. Or do you say that plus I have greatly enjoyed it because X and have learned Y from this job?


Or "Please briefly discuss your research experience. (500 words)" from Miami Miller.

Do I just say what I did, or what I did and what I got out of it? Like, it says briefly, but what I did (in laymen terms) can be said in like 200 words...
 
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