<p>has anyone ever used song lyrics to describe or relate to their life experiences and wrote it in their essay?</p>
<p>Better keep your ideas to yourself if you want to be original. :-)</p>
<p>Maybe you could put a line or two at the top or bottom of an essay, as a quote or a title of sorts.</p>
<p>Otherwise, probably a bad idea.</p>
<p>Well, that might be original...or very MySpace-y. Either or. Be careful with the lyrics you choose.</p>
<p>If you decide to go this route, make SURE you credit them!! You do NOT want to look like you're plagiarizing!</p>
<p>yeah...also, don't just sporadically put them. WHile thesemay be your favorite lyrics, your admissions officer may not have even heard of the songs!</p>
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<p>The idea itself is in no way bad, whatsoever. It doesn't matter if the adcoms have heard the song, it doesn't necessarily matter where in your essay you place the lyrics either. Just do what works.</p>
<p>Its not a bad idea, just make sure that it fits into the essay and that you're not just hiding behind someone else's words. Make sure your essay has your voice, and that it's strong, before introducing someone else's.</p>
<p>My main college essay was actually in this genre- I wrote an essay prompt focusing on what I thought of while listening to a song, so strung together several mini-experiences between one or two lines of song. (It was "I Woke Up In A Car" by Something Corporate, for those interested. :) )</p>
<p>If you want to do an essay like that, just make sure that it flows and the lyrics are only aiding your own words, not taking away. Also, don't try putting more than two lines of the song in any one place as anything more than that is usually excessive.</p>