<p>From the most recent issue of the Stanford Alumni magazine:</p>
<p>…“The undergraduate admissions staff, while evaluating students on their total merit, take notice of the first lines that make essay-reading a particular pleasure.”</p>
<p>See examples of first lines that they liked from the Class of 2012:</p>
<p>[STANFORD</a> Magazine: September/October 2008 > Features > Admissions Essays Opening Lines](<a href=“http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2008/sepoct/features/essays.html]STANFORD”>http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2008/sepoct/features/essays.html)</p>