Comment: These sentences are perfect introduction sentences. They bring a dose of mysteriousness to the essay, which can make admission officers keep reading. In college essays, introduction sentences should be unique and mysterious. Here, it is also very poetic and directly talks about the student's name, which makes it an even better introduction.

Comment: The author starts by stating a fact that is not necessarily positive for them. It is a great way because from here they can only go in the positive direction, which can show admission officers that they have made progress in their life.

Comment: The author talks about how they accepted the new reality. They became used to others mispronouncing their name all the time. This sentence closes one paragraph and tells a reader that the next paragraph will be about something slightly different, like a change in the author's attitude. In college essays, such sentences make essays smoother.