Undergraduate / why individuality is important to me and how it affected me today college essay! [18]

I'm typing my college essay and I'm handing it in in a few days is it good so far? what else should I say in it? What is wrong with it? What changes do I need to make?

The essay isn't finished yet cause I am stuck on what else I should write.
this is a topic of my choice for the common app. Its about why individuality is important to me and how it affected me today.

According to Dictionary.com, the definition of a tomboy is: "An energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose behavior and pursuits, esp. in games and sports, are considered more typical of boys than of girls." This amazes me, as this definition validates who I was growing up. I didn't care what I wore or how I dressed, I wasn't into makeup, and I didn't like what all the other girls were doing. Being outside was my life and I could do anything from playing my favorite sports to collecting rollie pollies under rocks. Reflecting on my childhood makes me realize that individuality is one of the most significant qualities in a person. If one denies his or her individuality, then they deny themselves. Embarrassing to say there were instances in my life where I was ashamed of my differences, however as I became older I started seeing these differences as something special.

Through out my childhood, I accumulated mixed feelings for who I was because I was different; different meaning I was too skinny, ugly, shy, I was a tomboy and I was strange. In elementary school I was far from being the social butterfly and sadly to say, sitting by myself was common. My atrocious bowl cut hairstyle that my mother gave me and the nerdy glasses I had to wear contributed to my reluctance to talk to the kids in my class.