The UC application essays are your way to give admissions staff a sense of your personality, your perspective on the world, and some of the experiences that have made you into who you are.The idea is to share the kinds of things that don't end up on your transcript. It's helpful to ...
Many college essay prompts are inherently quite dry–a “Why Major?” essay is, by definition, going to be academic. That doesn’t mean your whole application has to be serious and straight-laced, though.Of course, you always want to present yourself as a mature, respectful person. But ...
Even though she's only applying to four schools, Eva has a lot to do: two essays for UW, four for the UCLA application, one for the Common App (or the Coalition App), and two essays for Emory. Many students will have fewer requirements to complete, but those who are applying to ver...
Tip: Writing for this topic is a strong way to start your application.If you’ve shown leadership in high school, write about it. And leadership doesn’t necessarily have to mean you’re the founder or president of something. There are so many ways to show leadership—maybe you took on ...
You may be able to use your UC Personal Insight Question essay for other schools.Since many selective schools require supplemental essays (that is: essays you write in addition to your main, 650-word Common App personal statement), it can be useful to write an essay that works for BOTH the...
The five-paragraph essays and thesis statements students are accustomed to writing for class do students little good in personal writing, including on their college applications. These are inventions designed for American students to practice the national conventions of arg...
I detect this exploratory feeling most around the fourth couplet: “there are so many kinds of us / coming in various versions of ourselves // and one another.” I get “so many kinds of us,” and I suppose I’m ok with “various versions of ourselves,” but where are we all “com...
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Your task is to commit the most impressive part of your life into the words. Evaluate the significance of your application, catch the attention of the reader, explain why you are writing the essay, what is your purpose of the application. It is good to start writing with an impressive ...
This leaves many, including admissions consultants such as myself, to rightfully question whether our higher education system is broken. California UC stirs furious debate over what high school math skills are needed to succeed in college March 19, 2024 ...