<p>I could really use some inspiration in writing a couple essays… I’m a middle class Asian kid that has lived a relatively plain and uneventful life so far, and don’t really have my future planned out. </p>
<p>If you guys have any example essays or tips to give me regarding the “why you’re unique”, the “what your dream is”, or the “how your past shaped you” type prompts I would greatly appreciate it. I already tried to google them, and couldn’t really find anything. </p>
<p>I’ve literally been staring at the essay prompts on my computer screen for 30 minutes and nothing has struck me at all. Please, help me out!</p>
<p>You are describing exactly what I fear my kids will feel when they are applying. But I hope you’ve actually spent more time than 30 minutes thinking about this. Unfortunately I don’t think you can realistically expect anyone here to give you inspiration about --or to be able to google-- why YOU are unique, what YOUR dreams are, or how YOUR past has shaped you. </p>
<p>You may feel like a stereotypical middle class AA kid, but you’ve got to scratch the surface and reflect on what/who in your life has shaped who you are.</p>
<p>My advice is is to read CC’s faqs and main posts about essay writing. Heck, read peoples’ essays too. Here is an excellent article I found here and bookmarked, complete with actual essays that made it past the adcom people, which I will be recommending to my own kid:</p>