UC Essay

<p>for the third UC essay, the one that basically asks if uve had any troubles along the way, thus explainin lousy grades, and the same one that asks if there are basically any special circumstances, a real need for u gettin into the UC's..can i be specific?
i.e. i live in southern cali but i want to go to berkeley in northern california, because its a good school AND i want to help my dads business up north..this UC essay goes to ALL of the UC's im applying to...so wouldnt that hurt my chances of getting into THOSE universities, if i basically say that i have a preference? should i be broad overall, thus increasing my chances to get into santa barb, ucla, etc. too? or what...</p>

<p>thanks :)</p>