<p>My first sentences:</p>
<p>“It was still for a second, perhaps more.” (my supplement essay, about a dance performance I was in)</p>
<p>“At the age of eight, I became enthralled with one of the most intense Gothic romances of the nineteenth century.” (my main common app essay, about Jane Eyre and my love of literature)</p>
<p>I think the real key is to pick something that’s important to you and write about it using small details (like using a few seconds onstage to describe my dance experience or using a man on a bicycle to talk about your community [that’s my UC essay])</p>