UC Personal Statement Ideas And Questions

<p>I wasn't saying that you depicting the hardships you had was a bad idea. I would just be careful with that topic. It is really easy if you have had a hard time to make it into a sob story, with out even trying. Which looks bad to the readers. You don't want to be accepted into a school becasue someone felt sorry for you.</p>

<p>So would talking about my future be truly answering the question? #3?</p>

<p>By the way my SAT's were not great, I got an 1850 total, 590 on writting, 690 on reading, and 570 on math. SAT IIs 760 US History, 670 on Lit. I really don't know about Q#3. I personally do not think that writing about your future is the best answer for Q#3, I just was not talented enough to make my personal hardship not into a sob story. Question #3 was the last one I did, and I did not spend as much time as I would of liked on it. I think it would be better for this one to show how determined and passionate you are about learning, which cannot be expressed in other parts of the application. This question gives you a chance to tell the people reading your essay anything about yorself that you want them to consider when reviewing your application.</p>

<p>So perhaps my interest in dentistry? my love of chemistry and science olympiad?</p>

<p>That would be a terrific essay, if you can relate your passion right and show the readers how important thoes things are too you and how important they have been to you. It can be great. :)</p>

<p>I shouldn't talk about "well i want to be a dentist to help people" kinda crap should I? what part of #3 am i truly answering my stating my "love" for dentistry and science?</p>

<p>Don't write what you think the Admissions Office wants to hear. Write about what a subject you can be passionate about. It is your only opportunity to reach out to the persons reading your application. Don't write about your academic accomplishments, they are already in your application. This is the advice I received from an admissions director and a Cal alum. Also make sur e your grammer and spelling is triple checked by someone.</p>

<p>For #3, would it be ok to write about my immigrant status and how it affected my life? I moved to America in the first grade and I'm still not a permanent resident. I don't want to make it sound too much like a sob story though. Any suggestions?</p>

<p>Go to this web site:
<a href="https://www.ucgateways.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.showpage&MN=262&level1=4&level2=2&level3=0%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://www.ucgateways.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.showpage&MN=262&level1=4&level2=2&level3=0&lt;/a>
\This is a UC guide for writing your essays. It tells you exactly what they are hoping to learn about you, and is a step-by-step process for brainstorming and writing the personal statement.</p>

<p>So what part of #3 would I be precisely answering my stating my future "desire" of being a dentist...why i want to be one, the tests i have to take, and my long term 10 yr goals.</p>