UCLA Accused of Illegally Using Race in Admissions

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UC Berkeley’s comprehensive review admissions process differs from UCLA’s current system in that each admissions reader scores applications in their entirety.</p>

<p>UC Berkeley scores each application considering “the full spectrum of the applicant’s qualifications, based on all evidence provided in the application, and viewed in context of the applicant’s academic and personal circumstances and the overall strength of the Berkeley applicant pool,” according to UC Berkeley Office of Undergraduate Admissions Web site.</p>

<p>UCLA takes more of a piecemeal approach, with different readers scoring academic rank, personal achievement rank and life challenge level separately from one another, although a specific numerical weight is not assigned to each factor.</p>

<p>Readers evaluating academic rank consider grade point average, test scores and the strength of a student’s high school course of study.</p>

<p>Personal achievement considerations include extracurriculars, leadership, work experience, community service and honors and awards.</p>

<p>Readers who examine life challenges evaluate the applicants’ environmental, family and personal situations,” according to the UCLA Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools.</p>

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<p>I wonder how UCLA get information about life challenges, environmental, family and personal situations of students. It seems that the personal statement on the application for the entire UC system does not specifically ask for this kind of information.</p>

<p>Section X: Personal Statement
In reading your application, we want to get to know you as well as we
can. There’s a limit to what grades and test scores can tell us so we ask you
to write a personal statement.
Your personal statement — consisting of responses to two prompts — is
your chance to tell us who you are and what’s important to you. Think
of it as your opportunity to introduce yourself to the people reading your
application. Be open, be honest, be real. What you tell us in your personal
statement gives readers the context to better understand the rest of the
information you’ve provided in your application.
A few tips: Read each prompt carefully and be sure to respond to all
parts. Use, specific, concrete examples to support the points you want to
make. Finally, relax. This is one of many pieces of information we consider
in reviewing your application; an admission decision will not be
based on your personal statement alone.
Instructions
◗ Respond to both questions, using a maximum of 1,000 words total.
◗ You may allocate the word count as you wish. If you choose to
respond to one prompt at greater length, we suggest your shorter
answer be no less than 250 words.
◗ Stay within the word limit as closely as you can. A little over — 1,012
words, for example — is fine.</p>

<p>Prompt #1
Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community
or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams
and aspirations.
Prompt #2
Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution
or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment
makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?</p>