<p>What are they really looking for in the senior-year project essay? </p>
<p>that you can multitask, that you can succeed even if there are obstacles, etc., with a sample of how you have done this in your life. that is what my daughter wrote about when she did her common app last year. good luck</p>
<p>I believe the OP is asking about the UC supplemental essay and not a common app essay.</p>
<p>I don’t have any particular UC insights --my daughter is still awaiting an admission decision–but my guess is that question is designed to make sure applicants are interested enough in UC to (a) take the time to write an extra essay, (b) be sure that UC even offers a major that the applicant can claim they are interested in, and © demonstrate some level of familiarity with what UC offers.</p>