<p>I heard that UC schools (most of the time) don't even take the time to read essays because of the 234324322343 applicants they get each year. They basically look at numbers.True? :(</p>
<p>And how accurate do you think the online status application checks are for schools?</p>
<p>hmmmmmm.running a bit low on the other end. </p>
<p>ill break the ice. (first of all i wanted to know if the uc thing is true...?)</p>
<p>and second of all, the online status checks just kill me. !
ive sent in everything in early december...some schools on the west coast (i live in southern CA and some schools near by havent received anything) havent received certain documents..whereas other schools far far far away on the east coast have...frustrating</p>
<p>but i understand......they are busy people.who have a whole lot of papers to process etc etc etc.</p>
<p>3 years ago, when the number of apps received by UCLA was only (lol) 44,000, I asked our tour guide how many of those essays were actually read by the admissions people. She said all of them were.</p>
<p>44000.lol. (trying to ignore the possibilities of what the numbers are today)
thank you though,that helps !</p>
<p>According to a post on the parents' forum, UCLA received 70,328 apps this year. :o</p>
<p>Take this for what it is, just an anecdote, but I know a UC Berkeley application reader pretty well, and he says that every application is read BUT unless something really, really, REALLY sticks out to him it will have basically no effect (positive or negative) on the overall application. I don't know how it works at the other schools, or if I really even have an accurate picture, but that's what a heard from a pretty credible source.</p>
<p>Well, some of the UC's state that they read the essays specifically for information that will gain the applicant more points towards admissions. UCLA, although not on a point system, says on the website that applicants should use the essays to include valuable information and gives examples of what they mean. At Berkeley, if an applicant discloses a disability in their essay, they will be offered an opportunity to participate in an augmented review of the application. So yeah, they read the essays. Will their reading of your essay significantly impact your likelihood of admission? Only the admissions people know.</p>