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Never give up, fight tooth and nail” is my motto. When I was in high school, my fatness brought me many troubles, such as failing in PE class, being called “fatso”. And I couldn’t focus on study either. Then I made up my mind to lose weight. By keeping doing 2-hour exercise 5 times per week, eating only one meal a day, and after 547 days struggle, I successful reduced my weight from 220lb to 155lb. After that, I learnt I could do anything I desired to.
— Opening paragraph of an application essay to get a PHD in Mechanical Engineering.
