<p>Ok so im doing my college essays for the UCs, and i want to try and get into the EOP program. Do i write that in my open-ended esssay? or do i need to make an additional essay?
And how much do I have to write about it???Or should i just mention it, and give reasons..and such
And if my each of my essay is over 20 words of the word limit..so about 1060 total, are they going to disqualify me???</p>
<p>you're supposed to talk about it in the open end. do you know what the requirements are for eop by any chance? i cant find that anywhere.</p>
<p>Hmm... When filling out the EOP section for the UC app, it asks you to give your parents earnings for this year and the previous year. What happens if you would have qualified the year before, but dont make the cut the second year? Also, do you guys know how they take this years earnings into account, seeing as the earning period ends on Jan 1, 2008 I think and the apps are completed by the 30th?</p>
<p>hey goldwater, wat is the income limit for a family of 4 people?</p>
<p>I believe around 39,500... but I think if your family contribution is less than 1,500 you are considered anyway. </p>
<p>Meh... the problem is I dont know if I will qualify. I mean, last year I made the cut by a bit... but this year Im quite a bit out. I don't know if i should apply.</p>
<p>Also, that would probably involve me scrapping my 600 word UC essay and writing an EOP based essay for the personal statment. That would suck. Also, they want you to talk about how your disadvanatged background and/or low income prevented you from reaching your full potential. Well, what if we believe we reached it inspite of it. I mean, i certainly know being low-income, first generation immigrant/refugee, and from a single parent home did not produce barriers that I couldnt overcome if I worked hard enough.</p>
<p>Its just all so confusing. I have a really good shot of getting in to the only UC's that matter to me (UCLA and Berkley) as it is, but EOP would certainly bump that chance up. However, im just not sure if it is worth writing new essays when I may not qualify in the first place...</p>
<p>yea...i wrote used one of my 200 open-ended for EOP. and everything i talked about was just above the surface..no actual details. Im second guessing myself now. Not really sure if I should even apply for it ><</p>
<p>Same here. Im giving them a call on Monday. As we speak I am writing my essays, and Im not sure whether I should bother with EOP. If so, I will use my 200 word Personal Statment to discuss it.</p>
<p>if your parent got a degree in a foreign country, does that still count for first gen or no?</p>
<p>First generation in US, but not first gen college student. Always a good hook. Then again, it has its downsides so I can wish I had that.</p>
<p>so does this mean i qualify for EOP? &for this year's earnings, do we just put like an estimate?</p>
<p>Yeah... as far as I know. Im giving the UCLA EOP office a call on Monday to get some help. They list the numbers so it can't hurt to call and get some info.</p>
<p>hey goldwater, can u post wat the UCLA EOP office tells u?
i been wondering if i should do this or not. but my friends from UCLA told me that my EOp essay is good. but like..it kinda sounds like im whining....i dont think ppl would wanna hear that. despite the fact that i didnt go in details the problems with my family.</p>
<p>Heres what the UC EOP thing says...</p>
<p>Also, it lists all the offices at each school... I would just call which ever one you are applying to. I may apply, but I don't think I will gear an essay towards what they want. I mean, hell... I probably qualify financially, but I can't say that its been a roadblock to my academic achievement. My record says otherwise as does everything else I have.</p>
<p>Also, from what they give you, and the rationale im looking at, it almost seems as though they want you to "whine" a bit. Thats unlike all other essays, where they want to hear how tyou overcame... but from what the EOP website is saying, it appears that they want to hear why you couldnt, or had trouble overcoming whatever your circumstance is. Im not sure... my college counselor told me the opposite of that, saying if I do choose to write about my circumstances then I should write the "I overcame..." essay, but she is not at all familiar with EOP.</p>
<p>If you want, I can look over you essay and make a judgement as to whether it whines to much, but I am not the EOP office so my opinion is just that, my opinion.</p>