I’ve spent hours just staring at a blank screen on my computer for the past couple days. I’ve been stuck on the first UC prompt (“Describe the world you come from and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations”) and just can’t think of anything to write about. It’s probably the broadest prompt I’ve seen and I have no idea how to approach it. Does anyone have any tips that would help in finding a topic and writing the essay?
Well start with your dreams and aspirations and work backwards. What inspires you? What major are you choosing and why? What are your career goals?
The prompt is essentially asking, how has your life thus far shaped who you’ve become and impacted your goals for the future? Are their people in your life (family, friends, mentors) that have inspired you? Can you remember a speciific event in your life that had a significant impact on you? Has your community shaped you? Your religion? Your culture?
I had the same problem until I realized it basically just asks what type of person you are, how you got that way(your background) and how type of person you are will affect your future. Just write what makes you unique and how you got that way and how your “uniqueness” will contribute to the college
You can write about your family background, culture, community, academic interests, extracurricular interests, how you view the world. For example, if you love reading you can say “I come from a world of books. Whether it is within the yellowed pages of my overdue library book or the crisp white screen of my kindle, I’m always transported to a different world through the magical powers of literature” Also, since you’re from California, you can talk about how much you appreciate the open-mindedness of your community and the multiculturalism in your part of the world?
Why have you chosen that particular prompt? Why not one of the others?
Bjkmom, the guy is here for advice on the way he can tackle the prompt.
Me I think you can view it this direction…Reflect on the time you challenged something more so in your intellectual journey.
@bjkmom The UCs have two prompts that you have to write and that’s one of them
@blackcaasi I feel like that’s more along the lines of the second UC prompt. My counselor said the first is more like describing your life and what influenced you. Thanks for the help