can you help me word this in a nicer way??

College Essays
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<p>This is my intro sentence for U of Notre dame essay…the essay topic is how I am different from my peers and how that difference can contribute to the community of UND…</p>

<p>I want to start of like </p>

<p>I am not different from my peers because I can relate to them and thats what makes me different.</p>

<p>I wantto say something like that but that sentence sounds like a 5th grader…can ayone please help</p>

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<p>I don’t see anything elementary about that sentence. </p>

<p>Don’t try to write like somebody else…</p>