<p>Wait, so I was reading the topic about the UC App in this forum....so if you choose this, you don't have to do the personal essay? *** then isn't everyone gonna switch to this since it's less work?</p>
<p>a) Right now the universal app is only used by 17 schools.
b) Most of them still require applicants to complete a supplement.
c) The universal app includes a 150-word short essay and a 500-word personal statement.</p>
<p>So, probably not ...</p>
<p>Oh...in the other thread, it says that there's no essays or something.</p>
<p>If you check the online app, they've got the two essays starred as required ...</p>