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It doesn’t matter whether it was grade school, high school, college, grad school, medical school, or law school; if you dig up enough dirt, you will find something hidden in the shadows worth discussing. Ask yourself the following questions:

• What happened to you during your school days?

• Were you bullied until you learned to defend yourself?

• Did you pursue a major for the sake of pleasing your parents?

• Were you partying so much that you ended up cheating just to get passing grades?

Movies such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Mean Girls, and Heathers aren’t based on true stories, but they are all about the trials and tribulations of high school. If you want to write about your school days, watch movies (nonfiction and fiction) to get an idea of what the audience wants in a school-based movie.