I have no life experience!

whirlybird
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:05:43 +0000

I know how you feel. My life is pretty easy compared against many peoples’. However, that is completely irrelevant to a good essay. It doesn’t have to be about some massive struggle in your life… It’s about you. It should be an essay only you can write. There is something there, no matter who you are.

What do you think about at night before you fall asleep?
What ever made you disagree with a friend, or suddenly hate someone?
What makes you laugh, or cry?
What’s the first thing people notice about you?
What would be your ideal future?

…There is something in there that is part of you and only you. Find it and express it. Just because your life so far hasn’t given you much in the way of experience doesn’t mean that your mind is not alive and filled with its own special brand of thought.