<p>Hey guys.
I have yet to start my UC p. statements, but I will start today!</p>
<p>Anyway, unlike most applicants, I'm a New Yorker, so my acceptance rate is low as it is. Therefore, these essays must rock. Okay, so I was wondering if these three ideas were suitable for the statements:</p>
<p>1) Academic Preparation 250words
- I read around in this forum, and people recommended to choose one subject. I could talk about history, or specifically world history, and my interest and excellence in it. I guess I could talk about projects done, and leisure readings I've done in this area. It's only 250 words, so I doubt I could write a thick paper on it...</p>
<p>2) What I'll bring to the campus 250 words
hm... Would being a New Yorker be a stupid idea? I really have no idea what to write here. If not, I guess I could talk about my leadership skills in my clubs and other extracurricular activities?</p>
<p>3) open-ended 500words
Is this really open-ended? In other words, can I really talk about anything? The application's question/prompt makes it seem that you should write about a personal hardship, but I have none. So would talking about a study-abroad program in Japan be out of place?</p>
<p>Well, these are just ideas and thanks for taking your time to read this junk.</p>
<p>In my opinion, you're missing a real connection between being a New Yorker and your study abroad trip: your ability to interact with people from different cultures and backgrounds as demonstrated by your study abroad trip, and the different background and experiences you'd bring to campus as a New Yorker on a campus full of Californians. </p>
<p>Consider making the "what would you bring" prompt your longest essay and weave the two into the essay to demonstrate how you'd both bring diversity yourself as a New Yorker AND be tolerant and excited about embracing the very diverse population on campus, similar to what it felt like to be studying abroad in Japan.</p>
<p>you know you can pick any of those to be the long essay, right? Like I picked "Academic Preparation" to be my long essay. And btw, it's not 500 words. It's at most 630. I know because my essay was 800~ and they made me shorten it to that length.</p>
<p>Wow.
That's a really great idea. I knew that my staying in Japan for a month and interacting with the people would be in one of my essays; I just was blind to the fact that I lived in NYC.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>As for the open-ended, it would be too repetitive to talk about Japan again right?</p>
<p>Oh, munkeegirl, you're from NY and you're applying to the UCs too..
Competition! haha j/k
Which campuses are you applying to?</p>
<p>Wowww
I just went through a few or your posts and you go to Stuy?!?
Cool, I went to Japan with a few kids from your school lol.</p>
<p>Anyway, Berkeley?
That's cool.
I'm applying to UCLA and UCB, but I prefer UCLA.
However, I prefer USC over UCLA so...if USC accepts me, woohoo california baby!</p>
<p>Oh, I go to Science haha.
Don't worry my gpa sucks too..it's like barely 92.
what are your SAT scores by the way? (haha)</p>
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<li>Kind of mad that UCs count writing...and takes single sitting.
730 V 660 M 610 W from highest sitting. I suck at grammar. :</li>
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<p>I know plenty of people who went to Japan last year.
Suzanne, Goran, Chao, Victoria, Seiya, Joe, Amy, Zack, James...Chao said a guy named Jordan from Science went too. Know him? He's Goran's friend.</p>
<p>I went with Joe Amy and the crew lol.
Oh my SATs are 2120 but I'm glad they take writing because there's a HUGE discrepancy between my math and verbal sections. Whatever.</p>
<p>Well, I have to go somewhere with friends now so i'll...ttyl? haha</p>