What NOT to do on the UC Personal Insight Questions (UC Application Essay)
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- Today I've got some tips for you about best practices for writing your Personal Insight Question Responses, which is the essay portion of the University of California Application for undergraduate students. I actually have a lot of videos on this topic in a playlist on my channel, check it out here! • UC Application Advice
Here are a few pointers to help guide you through the writing process. There are some absolute "no's" that you want to know about. Avoid these things and craft the best essay that represents you! The point is to help the reader get to know you after all. I have firsthand experience with this - not only have I applied twice myself, but I have reviewed essays for other applicants and these are the common mistakes that I see. Good luck writing!
About Me
-Name: Hailey Dollar (yes, that's my real last name)
-Age: 22
-CC: West Valley College, A.A. in Liberal Arts
-Current School: UCLA
-Major: Applied Linguistics
Career goal: Speech Language Pathologist
-Fun fact: I love astrology! I am an Aquarius sun sign with moon in Aries and rising in Sagittarius.
Let's connect!
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Snapchat: @haileyddddd
Disclaimer: I am NOT affiliated in any way with the University of California, California Community College or California State University, or the admissions departments of these institutions. The information presented in this video is taken from my own personal experience.
This is one of the only vids about this that I’ve come across that is actually helpful and doesn’t leave me feeling terrified to start 😭🙌🙌
Good luck!
Thank you, your tips help a lot.
Thanks for watching, Elias!
Cheers for the video, very helpful! :)
thank you for watching
i’m a senior in high school right now and i have 2/4 essays done
Awesome! Way to get ahead
How did it go
how did it go?
y’all she’s going to uc davis and graduating next year
thank you so much!!
thanks for watching
Thank you for this video, it was really helpful. I’m just nervous to apply because my stats aren’t the best and I believe I don’t seem fit to be considered a “competitor” at some selective schools such as a UC. I was pretty lost throughout high school and filled with anxiety, which prevented me from trying things that would benefit me in the long run. I don’t know if I’ll still try to apply. I was thinking of maybe doing community college then applying as a transfer to a UC to make sure I am more prepared for college (plus I wouldn’t have to be in debt) but I feel like that’s harder, especially if my major is extremely competitive. I hope I can figure my way through soon because I have spent many sleepless nights and I had many mental breakdowns just thinking about college :(. I feel like the college I get accepted into defines my entire worth, which I know is not true, but it’s hard to think that way.
Hi there, all you can do is give it a shot and see what the outcome is. On the other hand, community college is a great alternative pathway to UC that many students are successful with. I personally went the CC route after graduating high school with a ~3.2 GPA and things worked out for me. I have a lot of videos on this topic, that could be useful for you, check them out!
1 year later, hope you doing well ggukie. I relate to your comment, I didn't have the best time in highschool and ended up going to De Anza. 3 years will have gone by the time since then and I hopefully transfer in 2023, but there are still areas where I am not good at which will be bad when I transfer
Even then, what has happened has happened, but we must fully live in the present. Try every day, so that in the future we can say "I tried my best".
@@General_P2001 No way, you go to De Anza? I completely forgot that I made a comment on this post, so thank you for bringing me back here. I decided after all to go to community college, and I currently am attending at De Anza! It was a good decision on my part I believe. You’re also right, all we can really do is live in the present and try our best to succeed. I hope transferring goes well for you! We got this :)
@@ggukiescave yayyy :D yeah I didn’t really know how you were doing rn, but im happy of how it turned out. I’m proud of you. Hope your transferring goes well as well friend, sky is the limit
hi! i was just wondering if i can use contractions (ex. I’m, I’ve, would’ve, etc) in these essays? since it’s informal and saves word counts?
You should always avoid contractions whenever you're writing anything for school.
Thanks man
thanks for watching
im writing about something that hasnt happened yet so i need to do it over the summer
good luck!
Great video hailey, I have 4 W’s on my record. I had to drop due to an emergency situation. Would this deter chances of getting accepted to a UC college, especially UCLA(I’m a California resident currently attending a CC) Also my Gpa is about ~3.7
Hi there, sorry but I am not able to advise on your chances of getting into a school as I do not work for the admissions committee. The only way to know is to apply and see what happens. Make sure you explain all that on your application, though. Good luck!
how did this go, I have the exact same situation
Who has already gotten started on their PIQs?
Me, I'm done, but more like *Shabbly* done
that's better than nothing!
Me! I am at a CC and I am applying this fall. I have binged watched your videos for weeks now LOL!!
Hey Hailey, could you help me out on this?
for essay prompt #2 im writing about my thinking process for digital art (my creative skill) while for essay prompt #3 im writing about speaking w/ clients, negotiating, my business which is also based on digital art. would this count as talking about the same topic twice?
specifically,
for prompt #2 i talk about how my mindset for art wasn't "right" and that i had changed over time
for prompt #3, i talk about how i sold my art/digital products online and worked w/ clients, expanded my business, etc.
though they're technically different topics with completely different content, i'm not sure where the line is drawn
thanks!
Hi there, if they are different topics and discuss different things then there shouldn't be a problem.
I'm a Cancer star, moon in aries as well!
no way!
Can I use my used essays for freshman application again? Thank you so much!
I would advise against this. You are probably not the same person you were when you wrote those essays so you should write new essays that reflect what you have learned since then.
Hi! Do you still offer editing services? For freshman applicants? Thanks :)
Unfortunately, I am no longer editing essays. Wishing you the best of luck!
is narrative style good, cause i literally put in a bit of narrative in it and someone said that they like their essays straightforward 😨
Hi Julia, it's your essay so you can do as you please!
I did my UC apps last minute because I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to do it. My sister called me on the night they were due and all I had left to do were my personal insight questions. With under 2 hours to do them all I felt confident with the 3 that I got to pick but very very disappointed with the 1 required question. I left it til the end and I had only about 5 minutes to turn it in so I only wrote about 3 sentences. To anyone reading this don’t make this same mistake. I cried right after because I realized how bad of a mistake it was to leave it to the last minute. We’ll see what happens but I am confident that I will be getting rejection letters from the 4 I chose. Better luck next year I guess.
Oh no! I hope that things work out for you! Just remember there is always next year. good luck
Hey, if you don’t mind me asking, how did it turn out eventually?
so what happened?
please let us know!!
YO WHAT HAPPENED SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO ME!!!
I'm currently at West Valley College here in Saratoga.
nice! small world
I’m a junior and I already got a UC Santa Cruz admission.
What’s an admission? I’m confused because I’m a Junior not a Senior
Hi there! I'm not really sure what you are asking?
Hailey Dollar admissions for UCs
What are admissions?
Do you know what they are?
Are you referring to a letter of admission? I am still unclear. You may want to contact the school directly about the correspondence you received.
Hailey Dollar yes letter of admission! Sorry I’m new with this sort of thing so yeah
Is it bad if you don’t use up all of the word count. Like what if you have like 50-100 words left? Does it ruin your chances? When you wrote your application did you use all of your word count.
Hi there, since there are only 350 words to begin with, this is a pretty significant amount of words that would be left out. I suggest reevaluating your essays to see where you could additional insight. I cannot speak to chances of getting into a school as I do not work for the admissions committee of any school. However, this is your one and only opportunity to explain yourself - do not underestimate its power. I used all of the word count give or take ~5 words.
Clear skin 😻😻
lol thank you
Can I/Should I use words like "you" or "your"?
who would you be referring to?
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege the reader
As in like “creativity, to me, means thinking of an idea and using YOUR…”
Is that ok
@@orlandoolague9292 Sorry for the late response! I think in that context that would be fine. Grammatically, it makes more sense to just use consistent pronouns, however. You're saying what creativity means to you personally, so don't apply it to others.
.Can I ask a question?
sure
Would u be able to read my essay?
Sorry, but I am not offering this service at this time.
Hailey Dollar what about now
I didn’t watch this video and I don’t think I made any of the mistakes. Ok phew...
same bro
good luck!
why u have to roast me like dis