Transfer personal statement quality?

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<p>Hi everyone! </p>

<p>I am seeing a lot of questions asked about personal statements. I always thought that if you were a freshmen or a cc transfer student who wants to attend UCLA or UCB then personal statements were important. I have heard that most of the other UC's such as Davis disregard them completely. I know UCI and UCM also read personal statements but do you think it is at the same caliber as UCLA or UCB? </p>

<p>I have a cousin who transferred to UCSD and he totally BS'd his personal statement. For now it is looking like i want to go to UCSC but UCI and UCM may still be a possible choice for me. I feel as though my essay isn't horrible but it also isn't the best, should i be worried about UCM or UCI? I do have a 3.86 GPA, so i am hoping that can save me. I guess what I am asking is, does UCI and UCM look at personal statements for transfers at the same quality as UCB and UCLA?</p>

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<p>I know two people that got into UCB Haas school of business. The first had a 3.6 GPA with a GREAT personal statement. He was rejected from UCLA Biz-Econ. The second had a 3.8+ GPA with above average but def not great/amazing personal statement. He was accepted to UCLA Biz-Econ.</p>

<p>Moral of the story is UCB is the only school that really puts a HEAVY emphasis on personal statements. Furthermore more only really competitive majors like business or engineering really care about personal statements. The rest aren’t competitive enough and grades decide everything. </p>

<p>Basically if you don’t need a write a great personal statement. Just a good enough one, maybe even slightly better than average. Just try not to say anything that makes you seem crazy or risky.</p>