Personal statement for 2 different majors *help*

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I am currently in the process of writing my essays. I am applying to Berkeley as a Media Studies major and to UCLA as a Psych major. </p>

<p>Most of my EC's are related to communication/media studies (freelance writer, school paper etc) but Psych is a huge interest as well (I went to a high school program with a strong focus on natural sciences and was awarded with a prestigious scholarship in chemistry). </p>

<p>I'm thinking about writing that I want to double major. Would this be a good strategy?</p>

<p>OR</p>

<p>Perhaps I could write that I eventually plan to go to business school, and that both Psych and Media Studies could lead to that. </p>

<p>My GPA is 4.0 and I know that grades and prereq's matter most. I'm also a first generation student going to college. But I'm still worried about how to write my essays. </p>

<p>Any advice?</p>

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<p>hm…this is a tough situation but because you have a high GPA and it you seem to have a plan, you look credible. </p>

<p>I would go with whatever you’re comfortable with but I personally like the double major. If you write about that, try to incorporate why you’re applying to MS at Cal and Psych at UCLA.</p>

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<p>^
So, each of the UC schools see what other UCs we are applying to?</p>

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<p>that’s what I’ve heard but my source was my cc counselor.</p>

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<p>When I wrote mine, I wrote I was interested in double majoring, or possibly majoring and minoring in one or the other.</p>

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<p>liek0806 - Ok. Did you get in to your schools of choice?</p>

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<p>Write that you’re interested in the social sciences with an emphesis in Media Studies and Psych.</p>

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<p>Is prompt#1 equally important to promprt#2?
Or prompt#1 is the most important?</p>

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<p>some say #1 is more important because but most say that they are equally important.
But you should put equal effort into each and perfect each one to the best of your ability.</p>