Dos -Do open with dialogue -Do ask a question or set up a mystery -Do make them chuckle -Do surprise the reader -Do break the rules Get creative, try something you never tried before -Do experiment with endless incarnations of opening lines Don’ts -Don’t restate the question or tell admissions the purpose of your essay -Don’t use a quote from an author or other famous person -Don’t ease the reader in -Don’t get stuck on the opening line
Hi Umesh! Thank you for watching and commenting. We have multiple college essay example videos on our channel that feature opening lines -- feel free to check them out! :) - Team CEA
As a college professor, I hate that students are looking for essay writing tips and find this video, which is titled in a way that suggests it contains essay tips, when it really contains some tips for the college admission essay.
Ask questions??? No way 😂 if you’re writing a persuasive essay I think it’s not good to make the reader unsure or questioned your application Just my personal thoughts but you guys do whatever you want. Good luck :)
Hi Luisa, Thanks so much for watching our video! The personal statement, or college essay, is an opportunity for applicants to speak to admissions in their own voice and give admissions some insight into their personality, background, and/or goals. We don't think it should be thought of as a persuasive essay, but a personal essay (hint: personal statement)! Starting your essay with a question isn't meant to make the reader question your application, but to pull them into your story and hook them from the very beginning. We think it's incredibly important to have a strong opening line, as it sets the pace for the rest of your essay. Thanks again for watching and commenting and we wish you the best of luck with your own application essay! - Team CEA
@@Collegeessayadvisors I totally agree. If you sound like every other applicant, then they're not going to actually play attention. Like as a person with your own opinions and thoughts, would you as someone trying to pick someone to go to your college, choose someone who's boring and has nothing that stands out from the rest of the thousands of applicants, or the persons paper that actually had personality in it and made you laugh? It's just regular humans reading your papers. They obviously have opinions and feelings themselves. I don't feel like reading an essay that i had read 50 other times before this one, and the only difference is the name on the top of the paper. Just saying.
@@Collegeessayadvisors I agree in my ESL class our teacher always ask us to begin with a question or something like that to grab the attention of the reader. She calls it the hook.
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Very helpful thank you
When you have an essay due the 29 and you are here on the 28
Same lmao
same here...lol
Thaddee Barge felt
Due on 10th, here on 10th.....
Thaddee Barge I have one due tmrr and I am just starting lol
Dos
-Do open with dialogue
-Do ask a question or set up a mystery
-Do make them chuckle
-Do surprise the reader
-Do break the rules
Get creative, try something you never tried before
-Do experiment with endless incarnations of opening lines
Don’ts
-Don’t restate the question or tell admissions the purpose of your essay
-Don’t use a quote from an author or other famous person
-Don’t ease the reader in
-Don’t get stuck on the opening line
Including Humour(at all)and a question as a starter is what’ve I’ve been told not to do
that's for academic essays, this is for college application essays
this is exactly what my professor said not to do
Carlos Marcos plz tell me what he said then 😭 I need help
Exactly my professor said the same.
Thanks! Skipping the vid
Be aware that these tips are NOT for academic essays that you would do for school.
When you have an essay due @4pm and here you are @8am 😬
When u have 6 supp due to 12 am and its 8pm
You should also tell some examples for essay in video
Hi Umesh! Thank you for watching and commenting. We have multiple college essay example videos on our channel that feature opening lines -- feel free to check them out! :) - Team CEA
this is nice!
As a college professor, I hate that students are looking for essay writing tips and find this video, which is titled in a way that suggests it contains essay tips, when it really contains some tips for the college admission essay.
We need more details 🥴
no rules? *steals essays*
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Thank u
Ask questions??? No way 😂 if you’re writing a persuasive essay I think it’s not good to make the reader unsure or questioned your application
Just my personal thoughts but you guys do whatever you want. Good luck :)
Hi Luisa,
Thanks so much for watching our video! The personal statement, or college essay, is an opportunity for applicants to speak to admissions in their own voice and give admissions some insight into their personality, background, and/or goals. We don't think it should be thought of as a persuasive essay, but a personal essay (hint: personal statement)!
Starting your essay with a question isn't meant to make the reader question your application, but to pull them into your story and hook them from the very beginning. We think it's incredibly important to have a strong opening line, as it sets the pace for the rest of your essay.
Thanks again for watching and commenting and we wish you the best of luck with your own application essay! - Team CEA
@@Collegeessayadvisors I totally agree. If you sound like every other applicant, then they're not going to actually play attention. Like as a person with your own opinions and thoughts, would you as someone trying to pick someone to go to your college, choose someone who's boring and has nothing that stands out from the rest of the thousands of applicants, or the persons paper that actually had personality in it and made you laugh? It's just regular humans reading your papers. They obviously have opinions and feelings themselves. I don't feel like reading an essay that i had read 50 other times before this one, and the only difference is the name on the top of the paper. Just saying.
@@Collegeessayadvisors I agree in my ESL class our teacher always ask us to begin with a question or something like that to grab the attention of the reader. She calls it the hook.
Anyone 2021 ?
..........it's 2020.......so no
@@bradleybarrow5679 I’m talking about graduating in 2021
Yup I didn’t start early now I’m having an anxiety attack about it because of corona- 😀👍🏽
Cool
lol!!!!
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