<p>Hey guys. So it's that time of year when stress levels are astronomically high again. We have about a week left until we submit the uc applications. Is anyone else struggling on the personal statement like I am?(I'm sure there is a multitude of us). By the time I finished proofreading mine, I convinced myself I needed a full rewrite. I don't know if this is such a wise idea. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Since I am bored I will offer to read it, I transfered recently to UC Berkeley.</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat. I really wanted to submit my app early november, but just been busy, so i’m working on it now and probably will work on it still til after thanksgiving.</p>
<p>Same! the plan was to have it in Mid-November and here I am still re-writing the essays. Hope to have it in Wednesday before thanksgiving.</p>
<p>sent mine on the third. Don’t care if they like my essay, or my circumstances; don’t mean a thing. Not getting in anyway. (That’s what I tell myself, even though I’ll likely get in to all schools applied to) Just write the essay and proof read ten times. After the tenth read if it’s not perfect, read again and amend. It’s easy, talk about the past, present, and future.</p>
<p>I’m struggling on my personal statements. I can’t bring myself to do it…for well over a month I’ve kept telling myself, “you gotta do it NOW” but so far I still have two blank pages. I HAVE stuff to write about…but somehow I’ve begun to question my choice of major…and my thoughts are not organized at all. <em>sighs</em></p>
<p>Awww man. Crunch time for sure. </p>
<p>Living off energy drinks and theanine</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>and leverage :)</p>
<p>i really wished i had spent more time looking on the net before i wrote my personal statements. i would suggest going to uctv.com or what ever and watching the personal statement video intended for councelors. b/c it was for hs and cc councelors they really help you understand exactly what they need from the student in the personal statement.
great stuff. check it out and it should help you approach the essays.
these readers are really good and can pull a theme out of one sentence…no need to spend a paragraph saying how passionate you are about your major, once is enough.</p>
<p>check out any of the videos below…but i liked the first one
[YouTube</a> - Applying to UC: The Personal Statement](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zo6NI4wHf4]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zo6NI4wHf4)</p>
<p>^ Yes the video help me write my personal statements too.</p>
<p>UMMMMM…YEAH. I am still re-writing my essays. I am sooooo stressed this week. I think my eyeballs might pop out of my head. </p>
<p>I watched that little youtube thing…it was good. I suggest people to watch it if they are stuck with the essays. It helped me a little.</p>
<p>Off to school, then work, then staying up late to work on my personal statement some more…</p>
<p>Good luck everybody.</p>
<p>I submitted mine on Thursday. Now I’m gonna try to forget about my apps, and just focus on getting good grades.</p>
<p>^ Good plan, don’t get “transferitis.” I’ve seen it take many a tranfer students down in the final stretch…</p>
<p>i deff have transferitis…its not bothering my other class work…but i just can’t believe how long we have to wait now! its crazy!</p>
<p>haha yeah just remember all it can take is one D (and even a C for certain courses).</p>
<p>yep, definitely crunch time. i still need to do my essay for prompt #1 and i flew through my prompt #2 essay, which probably needs a lot of proofreading. I doubt I’ll have time to get them proofread, so they will suck. this week will suck…</p>
<p>I am practically palpitating with worry. Here I am still writing my statements. haha Im pretty sure Im on first name basis with the local liquor store clerk. I have come in to buy redbulls so much this last week.</p>
<p>^ ha! he had no idea how good the uc app was for business</p>
<p>haha i sure hope I get into ucla/ucb/usc. I don’t want to go through this again next year. I imagine the stress has already truncated 5 years off my lifespan. hahah</p>
<p>just finshed draft number 5 this afternoon!
hopefully ill turn it in by saturday!</p>
<p>it’s 11/25…how can you *still *be writing your essays? </p>
<p>why did you guys put it off so long?</p>