Which UC prompt would best fit my essay?

College Essays
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<p>My essay (the 600-word one) is basically about how I started out as a math person, liking it because it was always so logical, then meeting a teacher and becoming an English lover. I talk about how English is beautiful because it isn't all sensible and "right." Now I'm not sure which one of the follow prompts would be better for my essay</p>

<p>#2
Focus: Potential to Contribute
Rationale: UC welcomes the contributions each student brings to the campus learning community. This question seeks to determine an applicant's academic or creative interests and potential to contribute to the vitality of the University.
Question: Tell us about a talent, experience, contribution or personal quality you will bring to the University of California.</p>

<p>#3
Focus: Open-Ended Question
Rationale: This question seeks to give students the opportunity to share important aspects of their schooling or their lives - such as their personal circumstances, family experiences and opportunities that were or were not available at their school or college - that may not have been sufficiently addressed elsewhere in the application.
Question: 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 appreciate any input :)</p>

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<p>Prompt 3 seems closest to a fit - though it seems a bit of a stretch. Wouldn't it be better to write an essay to fit the prompt rather than try and fit the prompt to your essay? I've heard that admissions people can pretty easily tell that an essay written for another school is being reused if it is a stretch for it to really fit the prompt.</p>

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<p>Well, I'm only applying to the UCs. I guess it sounds like a stretch since this was just an assignment for class, so I didn't really try to make it fit to a prompt. I was thinking it might fit #2 because it's kind of an experience..?</p>

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<p>This question seeks to determine an applicant's **academic or creative interests* and potential to contribute to the vitality of the University.*</p>

<p>Does your essay show your desire to learn and be creative? Does it present you as an active person who contributes to society?</p>

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<p>i think prompt number 2</p>