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  1. Personal insight questions

    Learn how to answer four out of eight personal insight questions to showcase your personality, background, interests and achievements to UC admissions. Find guidance, tips and examples for each question and how to use the additional comments field.

  2. How to Write a Perfect UC Essay for Every Prompt

    Learn how to write a perfect UC essay for every prompt. Find out what UC admissions officers want to know about you and how to showcase your personality, interests, and achievements in 350 words.

  3. 12 Great University of California Essay Examples

    Learn how to write strong essays for the University of California personal insight questions with these 12 examples. See what works well and what could be improved in each essay, and get free resources to improve your writing.

  4. UC Essay Examples

    Learn how to write effective and efficient essays for the University of California schools with these examples and tips. See how to showcase your leadership, creativity, and personal insight in 350 words or less.

  5. How to Write Great UC Essays (Examples of All Personal Insight

    Overview: The UC essay prompts. Here are the most recent University of California freshman application personal insight questions:. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time.

  6. How to Write the University of California Essays 2023-2024

    Learn how to choose and write four of the eight personal insight questions for the UC application. Get tips, examples, and advice on how to showcase your leadership, creativity, talent, challenge, and passion.

  7. How to Write the UC Essay Prompts 2023/2024 (+ Examples)

    A mini-step-by-step guide to writing each response. How to write each PIQ (with examples) Prompt #1: Leadership. Prompt #2: Creative. Prompt #3: Greatest Talent or Skill. Prompt #4: Significant Educational Opportunity/Barrier. Prompt #5: Significant Challenge.

  8. 20 UC Essay Examples

    Learn how to write effective UC essays with 20 examples of personal insight questions and responses. Find out how to connect your essays to the 13 points of comprehensive review and use the UC resources and tips.

  9. Entry Level Writing Requirement

    Learn how to satisfy the writing proficiency expectation for first year success at any UC campus. Find out the qualifying test scores, courses, and campus-specific guidelines for meeting the ELWR.

  10. 8 Outstanding UC Essay Examples (Graded by Former Admissions Officers)

    Learn how to write outstanding UC essays for each of the eight prompts with the help of former admissions officers. See annotated examples, commentary, and grading criteria for each essay.

  11. How to Write the "Strong Candidate" UC Essay

    Learn when to choose this prompt, how to avoid re-stating your resume, and what to focus on in your essay. Watch a livestream with tips and examples for UC PIQ prompt #8.

  12. UC Essay Prompts 2023-24

    UC Essay Prompt # 1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time. Leadership is an admirable quality, but it can manifest in many different forms. This essay is not only for those who captained a varsity team to a state title ...

  13. UC Essay Examples for the Personal Insight Questions

    Learn how to write effective essays for the UC application with these sample essays and analysis. See how to showcase your creativity, personality, and academic interests in four short responses.

  14. UC Essay and UC Personal Insight Question Examples

    Learn how to write your UC application essays and personal insight questions with online courses, guides, and examples. Find out how to highlight your activities, academic history, and additional comments for the UC application.

  15. University of California 2023-24 Essay Prompt Guide

    Learn how to write four essays for the University of California application, choosing from eight prompts that reflect your experience and personality. Get tips and examples for each question, from leadership to creativity to talent.

  16. How To Write The 2020-21 University of California Essays

    Watch a recorded livestream with Vinay Bhaskara, who breaks down each UC essay prompt and shares tips on how to write a great essay. He also answers questions about the UC essays and how to stand out with your application.

  17. How to Write the UC Application Essays: Step-by-Step Guide

    Learn how to choose and write four of the eight UC personal insight questions that showcase your skills, qualities, values, interests and challenges. Find tips, examples and resources to structure your essays and stand out as a strong candidate for admission.

  18. How to Write the Academic Subject UC Essay

    Learn how to choose a specific and relevant academic subject, structure your essay, and avoid common pitfalls for this University of California personal insight question. See examples, tips, and strategies from a CollegeVine livestream.

  19. The Ultimate Guide to UC Essays

    Learn how to write stand-out UC Essays in this interactive livestream with CollegeVine co-founder Vinay Bhaskara. He will go over the UC prompts, share advice, and answer your questions.

  20. How to write the UC essays

    Watch a recorded session with Yesh Datar, a medical student and CollegeVine advisor, who breaks down each UC essay prompt and gives tips on how to write a great essay. Learn what topics to avoid and how to stand out with your UC essay.

  21. 2023 Ultimate Guide: 20 UC Essay Examples

    Learn from 20 UC essay examples (also called UC Personal Insight Essay Examples) by students who got into UCLA or UC Berkeley. See how they answered four prompts about leadership, challenges, growth and passion.

  22. UC College Application and UC Application Prompts Guide

    The 13 Factors of Comprehensive Review for the UC system are... 1. Grade-point average. 2. Performance in and number of courses beyond minimum a-g requirements. 3. UC-approved honors courses and advanced courses. 4. Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) - CA residents only.

  23. Academic English: Writing Specialization [5 courses] (UC Davis)

    Course 3: Advanced Writing. This is the third course in the Academic English: Writing specialization. By raising your level of academic writing, this course helps prepare you for college-level work. After completing this course, you will be able to: - plan and write a more sophisticated argument essay - identify plagiarism and explain how to ...

  24. How to write the UC essays

    Watch a recorded session with Robert, a former Yale admissions officer, who breaks down each UC essay prompt and gives tips on how to write a great essay. He also answers questions from viewers and shares his insights on the UC application process.