The sentence that may determine your future is the first sentence of your personal statement or college essay. These few phrases are the first words that each institution reads from your perspective. This is your chance for colleges to hear your voice and hear your story. Below are some of the first sentences of college essays from the Class of 2017, anonymous of course.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere does my soul live?\u201d My parents tell me I asked this at the age of four, already questioning.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve always loved things. Tactile things. Incorporeal things. Mysterious things.<\/span><\/p>\n Unless you want to get caught in an hour long nerd-fest, don’t ask me about the book I’m reading. <\/span><\/p>\n I grew up believing that I was not only an embodiment of diversity, but that I was in tune with the experience of all people.<\/span><\/p>\n Before attending the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) in December of 2015, I had never fully realized the potential of my power in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n Grudgingly, he would trudge over to the bookcase, thud himself onto the ground, then unwind into the solace of his small corner. <\/span><\/p>\n A young princess in cowboy boots runs through city streets. A portly woman in a witch\u2019s hat yells, \u201cWait for mom! Trick-Or-Treat!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Peering through the lens of my Sony ZIU camera, I mustered the courage to ask my eighty-one-year-old subject the one question I had been avoiding for much of our interview. \u201cDo you think cancer is going to get you?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Harsh sun, tropical water and long, enervating days – as I waded through shallow surf, collecting samples, hiking over unsteady rocks, the possibility of heatstroke hovered over me.<\/span><\/p>\n The smell of chlorine signaled the excitement of a new challenge last Spring when I entered the pool: lifeguard training.<\/span><\/p>\n Never in my life would I have imagined myself to become as productive and organized as I am now. <\/span><\/p>\n