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June 30, 2014

College Application Essay

My interest in chemistry dates back to my years in junior high school, where I started to study the courses of chemistry and physics. That’s when I realized the magic of chemistry. Then, I was fascinated in it. When I was a senior and facing to make a choice of science or liberal arts, I chose to study science just because I love chemistry very much. And go without saying that my grades on science were great. When I applied to enter a university, my specialties I chose are all about chemical category. I also want a further education, so now I as an applicator to apply your university, The University of Akron, and want to major in polymer materials and obtain a master's degree.

I am a quiet girl from my early age. So when my mom wants me to do whatever she wants, I will do it. The much my mother talks to me are to read many books and to study hard. Then, they became my habits, reading books and studying hard. Later when I was sixteen, I found some about chemistry from some books and journals except my chemical textbook. That got me excited and I learned a lot. I think my mom does the right things and I am very grateful to her. Without the mind she gave me, I would not have the opportunity to come into contact with chemistry a lot. And from then on, I know the heart of chemistry.

When I began my campus life, I had the opportunity to join my tutor’s lab because of my great grades. Four other students like me also joined the lab and we were made up a team. Then, I became the team leader. At the laboratory, there were also many elder dharma brothers and sisters who gave me much help at the part of making an experiment later. Then, I also had the opportunity to take part in a competition named National Innovative Experiment Project. By all of the crew’s efforts, my team achieved good results.

Later, I started to do experiment and study on my own. Then I found that doing

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experiment is not just doing an experiment, and you should also use your mind all the time asking why it was being this or that. Though it seems much hard for young people to think for ever, I enjoy it until today. And so lucky were I that I achieved something. I published 3 research papers and one of the papers was published on a journal which has high impact factor. I also had an invention patent, which is a new kind of biodegradable plastics and was used in marketing because of its low costs. That also was what made me feel satisfied a long time.

Your university, University of Akron, is very famous for its chemical engineering. In your university, in the first place, I think I can learn a lot from a senior tutor and some good partners. Secondly, I know I will get the opportunity to talk with some accomplished scholar. That’s what I want day and night. What’s more, I can have the best experimental environment to continue my subject in my campus. Moreover, your university located in America where I think is glamorous. Those are the main points why I choose your university. At the end, I want to state something again. It is that, I love studying chemistry for its own sake and would like to continue my studies on the level demanded by the Master program.

第二篇：雅思(国外大学essay)必备句型

1. 随着经济的繁荣 with the booming of the economy

2. 随着人民生活水平的显著提高 with the remarkable improvement of people's living standard

3. 先进的科学技术 advanced science and technology

4. 为我们日常生活增添了情趣 add much spice / flavor to ou

5. 人们普遍认为 It is commonly believed that… r daily life

6. 我同意前者(后者)观点 I give my vote to the former / latter opinion.

7. 引起了广泛的公众关注 Sth. has aroused wide public concern. / Sth has drawn great public attention.

8. 不可否认 It is undeniable that…

9. 热烈的讨论/ 争论 a heated discussion / debate

10. 有争议性的问题 a controversial issue

11. 就我而言/ 就个人而言 As far as I am concerned, / Personally,

12. 有充分的理由支持 be supported by sound reasons

13. 双方的论点 argument on both sides

14. 发挥日益重要作用 play an increasingly important role in…

15. 对…必不可少 be indispensable to …

16. 正如谚语所说 As the proverb goes:

17. 对…产生有利/不利的影响 exert positive / negative effects on…

18. 利远远大于弊 The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

19. 导致，引起 lead to / give rise to / contribute to / result in

20. 复杂的社会现象 a complicated social phenomenon

21. 责任感 / 成就感 sense of responsibility / achievement

22. 竞争与合作精神 sense of competition and cooperation

23. 开阔眼界 widen one's horizon / broaden one's vision

24. 学习知识和技能 acquire knowledge and skills

25. 经济/心理负担 financial burden / psychological burden

26. 考虑到诸多因素 take many factors into consideration

27. 从另一个角度 from another perspective

28. 做出共同努力 make joint efforts

29. 对…有益 be beneficial to / be conducive to…

30. 为社会做贡献 make contributions to the society

31. 打下坚实的基础 lay a solid foundation for…

32. 综合素质 comprehensive quality

33. 致力于/ 投身于 be committed / devoted to…

34. 应当承认 Admittedly,

35. 不可推卸的义务 unshakable duty

36. 满足需求 satisfy / meet the needs of...

37. 可靠的信息源 a reliable source of information

38. 宝贵的自然资源 valuable natural resources

39. 因特网 the Internet (一定要由冠词，字母I 大写)

40. 方便快捷 convenient and efficient

41. 在人类生活的方方面面 in all aspects of human life

42. 环保的材料 environmentally friendly materials

43. 社会进步的体现 a symbol of society progress

44. 大大方便了人们的生活 Sth has greatly facilitated people's lives.

45. 对这一问题持有不同态度 hold different attitudes towards this issue

46. 在一定程度上 to some extent

47. 理论和实践相结合 integrate theory with practice

48. …必然趋势 an irresistible trend of…

49. 日益激烈的社会竞争 the increasingly keen social competition

50. 眼前利益 immediate interest/ short-term interest

51. 长远利益 long-tem interest

52. …有其自身的优缺点 … has its own merits and demerits / pros and cons

53. 对…有害 do harm to / be harmful to / be detrimental to

54. 交流思想/ 情感/ 信息 exchange ideas / emotions / information

55. 跟上…的最新发展 keep pace with / keep abreast with the latest development of…

56. …的健康发展 the healthy development of…

57. 重视 attach great importance to…

58. 社会地位 social status

59. 把时间和精力放在…上 focus one's time and energy on…

60. 扩大知识面 expand one's scope of knowledge

61. 身心两方面 both physically and mentally

62. 有直接/间接关系 be directly / indirectly related to…

63. 导致很多问题 give rise to / lead to / spell various problems

64. 可以替代think的词 believe, claim, maintain, argue, insist, hold the opinion / belief / view that

65. 缓解压力/ 减轻负担 relieve stress / burden

66. 优先考虑/发展… give (top) priority to sth.

67. 与…比较 compared with…/ in comparison with

68. 可降解的/可分解的材料 degradable / decomposable material

69. 代替 replace / substitute / take the place of

70. 提供就业机会 offer job opportunities

71. 反映了社会进步的 mirror the social progress/advance

72. 增进相互了解 enhance / promote mutual understanding

73. 充分利用 make full use of / take advantage of

74. 承受更大的工作压力 suffer from heavier work pressure

75. 保障社会稳定和繁荣 guarantee the stability and prosperity of our society

76. 更多地强调 put more emphasis on…

77. 适应社会发展 adapt oneself to the social development

78. 实现梦想 realize one's dream

79. 主要理由列举如下 The main / leading reasons are listed as follows:

80. 我们还有很长的路要走 We still have a long way to go.