<p>Im just curious to find out if any one has finished writing their UC essays. I just finished mine today and I feel like a big weight as been lifted. Now for the next month I plan on having my AP Lit. And AP Hist. teachers read them over and help me improve them. How about any one else?</p>
<p>My English teacher had us do an essay last week and the prompts were the UC Prompts. She said 600 words and I turned it in today. Feels good having at least one done and a month to fine tune it.</p>
<p>HAHA...i wrote my essays within a few hours of the deadline for the application. i turned the actual application in like 30 mins before the deadline haha. it was stupid, but it all turned out great so i don't regret anything. </p>
<p>i should've done the same thing you guys are doing though...oh well</p>
<p>I wrote my essays about a week before they were due with the applicatoin. Then I kept editing them up until the last minute.</p>
<p>Personally, I don't think giving them to teachers to correct really helps. They can only go so far as the mechanics of the essay. They don't know everything about you as to be able to tell you where to make inclusions about certain details. Berkeley had a really good PDF file on what people should write about in their essays. I don't have the link, but you guys can search for it.</p>
<p>I was tweaking them on the due date at 6 AM while filling out the application. Turned out alright pretty damn good I guess.</p>
<p>I haven't written a word yet... ^-^ But I'll be okay. But congrats on finishing!</p>
<p>Where do I get the prompts??</p>
<p>i believe these are the prompts: <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply/how_apply/personal_statement.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply/how_apply/personal_statement.html</a></p>
<p>UC Berkeley publishes a 2-page guide with tips on how to write the personal statement. It even gives useful suggestions for each of the three questions: <a href="http://students.berkeley.edu/files/Admissions/Personal_State_07.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://students.berkeley.edu/files/Admissions/Personal_State_07.pdf</a></p>
<p>thanks for that link.</p>