UC Essay Question

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - GENERAL
1

<p>Is there anything you would like us to know about you or your academic record that you have not had the opportunity to describe elsewhere in this application?</p>

<p>I’m not sure if any of you (who have already been accepted to UCLA) had to answer this question, but I really don’t understand what they’re looking for. The first question already asks about what you’ve done to take advantage of educational opportunities and everything else is pretty much covered in the rest of the application. So what else do they want me to say?</p>

2

<p>sports, clubs, volunteer work, how you have overcome hardships and become a better person, why you got a bad grade in x class etc....</p>

3

<p>but pick only one topic and show passion</p>

4

<p>All the essays ask you to be autobiographical in nature. Also, try to stay away from lists (even in paragraph form). The point of the essays is to get the admissons officer to remember your name when he/she is deciding who to accept.</p>