How to Write the UC Essays - Top MISTAKES to Avoid When Writing the UC Personal Insight Questions

Applying to college and need advice on writing your UC essays, aka the UC Personal Insight Questions? This video by a former UC admissions reader will help you revise and edit the essays for your UC application!
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About me:
Hi, my name is Maia Krause! I am a graduate of Stanford University with an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from UC Irvine and a Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA. I have been working with high school students on the college admissions process for over ten years.

[@stevewaldinger5768]

Thank you, this a great yet overlooked topic.

[@oe-r66]

Excellent ! Thank you !

[@lamashere1273]

Thank you that was very helpful

[@abigailm4717]

thank you so much! this is super helpful :))

[@taylorspolaroid7730]

here cuz the deadline is today..great video

[@collegetorch]

Maia, this is great! Thank you for sharing your insight with students everywhere.

[@maiakrause]

Thank you!

[@calicat9229]

What clubs were you in and what were you’re stats in high school?

[@maiakrause]

Hi! Generally I don't like to use myself as a direct comparison for students applying to college now because admissions have changed since I applied, plus everyone is unique and will pursue different interests. That said, if you're generally curious about my background, I had straight As in honors/IB classes (my school did not do weighted GPA), 1530 SAT, and a variety of extracurriculars mostly outside of school including figure skating, drama/film production classes, creative writing summer program/projects, an internship at a local hospital, student representative on the local city council, and involvement in a couple clubs, amongst other things.

[@maliashag.9136]

YOURE JOKING. my english teacher told us to make it creative and continued to give us examples of people writing it in a story tone so thats what i did. im so upset

[@maiakrause]

Ahh yeah I hear that a lot, I think many English teachers don't realize the UCs are looking for something different from the personal statement. Don't stress too much--it's not ideal but the UCs will still look for the content that's there about your background and activities, and ultimately that matters more than the writing style!

[@NaomiTCOOKIES]

SAME HERE. My teacher even had us do a workshop in her class to practice for it. Mine sucked anyway :(