The UC Essay Guide page is everything you need to succeed in all things concerning UC admissions. All of the information provided here is developed with the help of past essays and the experiences of our previous clients who were accepted to schools like UC Berkeley, San Diego, and Davis. We cover sample essays as well as Personal Insight Questions here in this page.
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This article will cover everything you need to know to write the perfect UC Berkeley waitlist essay. We’ve also provided a successful UCB waitlist essay example. But, before we get to that, let’s cover a few important details. The fact that you were waitlisted is NOT proof that the admissions officers have rejected you. The … Read more
We already know that UCI is a selective school with an acceptance rate of 29.9%, but just exactly how hard is it to get into UCI? To answer this question, we’ll need to get specifics. Factors like GPA, major you’re attending, extracurriculars, and application essay will play a significant role. So, let’s do a bit … Read more
In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know about how to get accepted into UC Berkeley. It’s certainly not easy, but let’s get a few things out of the way. We’ll be putting this article into three different parts: how hard it is to get in, what it takes to get in, and … Read more
If you’ve just been rejected to the UC school of your dreams and want to appeal, knowing how to write the UC appeal letter is crucial. But first, let’s consider a few points before getting to the good stuff. As much as the tears flow heavily, please, please consider the math of the admissions appeal … Read more
This article covers 8 successful UC Irvine transfer essay examples. Essays 1-4 belong to our first applicant, and essays 5-8 belong to our second applicant. Here’s a bit of perspective on how difficult the transfer rate for UC Irvine is. We’ve pasted their info for the previous year’s admissions cycle. Let’s dig further. UCI’s transfer … Read more
In today’s article, we cover with you you with three Successful UC Santa Cruz essay examples that we were provided to us. We thought this would be a rather interesting set of essay examples to cover because these were actually not edited by us. These essays were one of the 47.4% accepted into UCSC, so … Read more
UC essay prompt 4. The perfect essay prompt to answer for students who consider themselves opportunists. Before we start dissecting it, let’s take a look at what it says shall we? “Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.“ Things to consider: … Read more
In this article, we are featuring our UC Santa Barbara essay that worked. This was an accepted essay from 2019. Because UCSB’s admissions process is so competitive, we highly suggest having your essay edited by at least one professional admissions expert. So, just how competitive can UCSB be? How Hard is it to Get … Read more
We’ll be honest: UC PIQ 7 isn’t easy to answer. For starters, most people’s school or community influence isn’t that large. When you’re at the ages of 18-22, it’s difficult to make any meaningful impact without sounding cheesy. But, the hardest part about UC PIQ 7 is the competition you’ll face against other students. Compared … Read more
One of the things you’ll notice about many of the UC essay prompt 8 example essays online is that… well, they’re not quite helpful. Why? Well, it’s not that there’s anything wrong with the available examples online. But, it’s a problem of PIQ prompt 8 itself. In particular, PIQ prompt 8 is too obscure for … Read more