<p>hey guys, so I just got started writing my UC essays but am stuck between a couple of prompts and how they would come across to the admissions readers...</p>
<p>first of all, my UW GPA is like a 3.67, and 2180 SAT, I want to apply to UCI UCSD and maybe UCLA. Should I really be trying to make a personal statement that tips my chances or have my stats already determined what im getting rejected and accepted from?</p>
<p>I feel like I want to write about how my self built mini wooden robot powered on water sparked my passion in engineering. But recently an editor told me to write an article(in progress) for him on an engineering related problem and he would look it over for his magazine. would this be a better topic to choose about because it shows how I've expanded my interests to a different field? and if im correct, these would be better to address in the general prompt(special achievements one)?</p>
<p>for the "describe your world.." one, I am having a small case of writers block. I know this isn't a hardship as tough as others have had to face, but would It be a good idea to talk about how my parents were away from home a lot because of work reasons and I had to stay home to babysit my 10 yr old brother, which is why I didn't have rides to a lot of the places I wanted to go to in ninth grade like club meetings and stuff(to build up extracirriculars, my weakest portion on the app), but it did help me gain responsibility? if this is a bad topic, what would u suggest to answer this prompt</p>