If my life were a play, there would be two sets, two acts, and two sets of characters. (MIT)
Some fathers might disapprove of their children handling noxious chemicals in the garage. (Stanford)
There is a hefty blue book in my bookcase that is older than any other book in my house. (MIT)
When I was in the eighth grade I couldn't read. (Stanford)
I am a "troublemaker". (Yale)
As an Indian-American, I am forever bound to the hyphen. (Stanford)
Printing a sheet of paper takes three seconds, but printing twenty-eight sheets took me three months.(Yale)
I change my name each time I place an order at Starbucks. (Stanford)
I've been surfing Lake Michigan since I was 3 years old. (Stanford)
Essay的第一句话也可以是一个问句,但只有当它特别有趣的时候用问句才有效果。比如这个例子:While traveling through the daily path of life, have you ever stumbled upon a hidden pocket of the universe? (Stanford)
上面的这些句子是不是都能勾起大家继续读完整篇Essay的兴趣?
其中一些句子提供了生动的细节(the hefty blue book, the noxious chemicals, the old hands)。
还有一些句子纯粹是写的非常精彩吸引了读者的注意,例如“I am forever bound to the hyphen”;“I change my nameeach time I place an order at Starbucks”等。而且这些句子多数都很简短,当然短并不是必须的。另外,提醒大家在写Essay的时候不一定非要采取上面这种写法,每一个申请人都是独一无二的,找到自己的闪光点最重要了。美国大学考察Essay的目的主要有三点:A.你是谁?B.你能给大学带来什么?C.你的写作能力如何?只要把握以上三点,你一定可以创作出一篇不错的Essay。