<p>What's the best way to write this?</p>
<p>Personally, I tried writing mine with essentially an intro/thesis, then three separate experiences related to that thesis, then a conclusion. However, this seems crowded and unfocused. Should I limit myself to one experience in the essay or try to tie them together better in some way?</p>
<p>I was under the impression that this was supposed to sort of document your life up to now?..I thought the other two were where you could go into two specific experiences.</p>
<p>The prompt asks you to describe factors and challenges that influenced your life, so I assume that it’s asking for specific events? Seriously, the prompts are so open ended that you could write about whatever you want.</p>
<p>I think it is open to whatever you want as well. My D wrote about a specific event in elementary school, how it shaped her and gave her drive. But I agree with gadgor, either approach would be fine.</p>