Ifyou'rethekindofstudentwho's inthe 95thpercentileonthesatyourgradepointaverageis a 4.0 andyouhaveanimpressivelistofactivitiesandleadershippositions, thentheessaymightbe a littlelessimportantforyou.
Let's callthisstudent, Jane, thecollegeoruniversityusuallyadmits a fewstudentswithweakerqualificationstogive a breaktostudentswhostandoutinsomenon-academicwaywholookliketheymightreallydosomethingspecialifgiventhechance, Janemightbringsomethinginterestingandvaluabletotheschool, shemightbe a deepthinkerwhohasmadesomemistakesorhashadsomebadlucklikefamilyproblemsormaybenearlyallofthestudentsattheuniversityarethesamehomogeneousinsomewayculturally, racially, economicallyandJanewouldbring a perspectivetoclassdiscussionsandstudygroupsthatotherswon't have.
Butlikeanythingelseinlife, therisksareminimalifyouknowwhatyou'redoing, useofpersonalpronouns, like I me, my, youandyourareperfectlyappropriateinthiskindofessay.
この種のエッセイでは、I me、my、you、yourのような人称代名詞の使用は完全に適切である。
Also, it's OKtouseinformalwordsandcolloquialphrasessothatyouconvey a senseofyourpersonality, butjustremember a littlegoes a longway.
Thinkaboutwhatyoureallywannasayandthensayitlikeyoumeanit, a formerViceChancellorofadmissionsattheUniversityofDenversaidin a Denverpostarticlethatapplicantsshouldn't exaggerateeither.
ThinkaboutwhatkindofpersonyouareanadmissionsdirectoratTexasChristianUniversitysaidintheArizonaDailystarthatifyou're a seriousperson, youshouldwrite a seriousessayifyou'refunny, write a funnyessay.
Don't saymyfriendand I grewapartandthatmademereallysad.
友人と疎遠になったなんて言わないで。
Saywhen I finishedtalking, myfriendlookedatmeblanklywaitingforthepunchlineand I realizedthatshedidn't understandmethatdespiteourmanyyearstogether, wewerestillstrangersthatallofusareessentiallycastawaysonseparatedesertedislands.