<p>1) I am a poli-sci major , so for the first prompt i have to write about some things i did around that major. well I am a member of a young republicans group and don't know if i should put the party on my statement. I guess I am afraid that if I list the party name that the person reading it may be on the opposing party and just toss it out</p>
<p>2) do admission people like to see strong upward trends in grades, like if I graduated high school with a 1.9 and now have a 3.61?</p>
<p>In theory your political affiliation won’t matter but why risk having someone who cares way too much about their political party look down upon your application?</p>
<p>Unless…that’s right! people in the united states are all fair and accept others regardless of their personal ideology and political views!</p>
<p>members of the admissions board are trained to look at applications and essays in a certain way, ur political affiliation wouldn’t play a role, if you really are wrried about it, then don’t do it, if you think it’ll add strength to your essay then do it.</p>
<p>Did you know that they’re completely unaware of your high school grades/GPA? They won’t see grade trends beyond those in college.</p>
<p>As far as the Young Republicans thing… That’s risky. Admissions officers are trained to be unbiased, but it’s impossible to be completely unbiased. The Republican party has a long history of not supporting the education system; it is also conservative by nature. In other words, the Republican party likes to hold the structure of our country in place-a structure that many see as being flawed and biased. The goal of the UCs is a progressive one, their purpose is to create developments to improve that very structure. They often focus on acting as a social service (keep in mind, the UCs are a public domain); as a political science major, I’m sure you understand that this is not a conservative trait. So, that’s my warning to you. If I were you, I personally wouldn’t risk mention the party affiliation. And if I were you, I would expect to undergo a great amount of change regarding your political ideology if you do gain acceptance to UCLA or Cal. The top-tier UCs are not simply liberal because of whom they attract, they are liberal because they embody the liberal values of social service, socioeconomic class equalization, scientific research and public education. Admissions officers are aware of this and, through occupation, are emerged in it.</p>
<p>I really don’t care that much about cal or ucla… they are not even my first choice because I really think that i would not fit in, seeing how liberal they are. But they are on my top 6 because they are very well respected schools and would give me and edge if i wanted to go to grad school. I know my chances are minimal for those schools but if i don’t get in life goes on, even if i was accepted i may even choose to go somewhere else.</p>
<p>Anonymous, after writing countless papers the language comes quickly. Hahaha it took me like 5 minutes to write which is why it’s not concise. Haha</p>