Applying to UC: The Personal Statement 2007

[AGuyInAG]

Still. Writing. My. Essays. GAH

[buhoman3]

STILL... NOT... DONE.... NOVEMBER 29th!!! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­!!!!!!!!!!!

[jetaimecati]

@buhoman3 No joke I've only finished one prompt.

[rweichler]

WHY DID I WAIT OH MY GOD IM FREAKING

[karthikreddy42]

It's really difficult to write the essay within 1000 words

[kweenasue]

Does this really help?

[kewlkatcalvin]

This video is informative but so out of date. Bs and Cs good grades? Good at science yet only a 3 on the AP Bio test. Test scores? It seems impossible to get into the school you want. I have a 4.0 with mostly AP classes yet my test scores blow, so now I can kiss the college of my dreams goodbye. Awesome

[jackuy12345]

@kewlkatcalvin u do realized that this is from 2007... which means the economy was at its best condition........

[Ackbarfangirl]

@kewlkatcalvin

haha.

I only say that because you put her down, you know.

[eeveepoke13]

i still dont kno what to write about lmao

[kami645464]

16:10 to 16:50

For those who think they don't have any extra-curricular activities or social life. Many will find this helpful!

[MaleficDan]

@kami645464 i still don't have those

[youngladyadmired06]

You can't read the essay provided ;-)

[moravecglobal]

Thing to know before you apply. Cal’s Leadership Crisis The signs of University of California Berkeley’s relative decline are clear. In 2004, for example, the London-based Times Higher Education ranked UC Berkeley the second leading research university in the world, just behind Harvard; in 2009 that ranking had tumbled to 39th place. Source Forbes. Chancellor Birgeneau continues to stonewall all attempts by Operational Excellence (OE) initiative from investigating practices of the Chancellor.

[VixLacrima13]

Wow. I wish I saw this BEFORE I sent in my apps.

[smooth12criminal]

wait listen and analyis what she says during 5:05-5:15. She says that it won't help to use the essays online that are already written for you to buy if it doesn't complete your app. So she is saying to USE them! To use them when it helps! Wow! That has blown my mine. For someone of her position (status) to say that.

[Azzy09]

@smooth12criminal I really think you should re-listen...your not hearing her correctly

[oceansii]

(very very very very very helpful) ^ infinity

[DeltaKilo3]

This was unbelievably helpful. I was freaking out over whay my essays should contain, and this told me EVERYTHING I needed to know. UC Davis here I come! Berkerely would be even better, but my essays will need to set their hair on fire for me to get in there (you never know!).

[WeaselHalfbreed]

Transfers are people too! (skipping the transfers application, sniff)

[mcbusted1]

@WeaselHalfbreed I think that the lecture was presented to high school teachers though, so they wouldn't have needed to hear about the transfers application :/

[andrew951]

really helpful. i think everyone should watch this.

[kennethjay]

Extremely helpful

[YoCharlieMan]

toilet paper??? if i was eating toilet paper in place of food i would probably be getting d's and f's also!!

[chihuahuabebi]

absolutely helpful!!!

[estadje]

This is a TREMENDOUS help.

[farizzal]

WHY DID SHE SKIP THE TRANSFER PROMPT!!!!

[6BlkDragon9]

@farizzal I'll ask her when I talk to her, she's my cousin! I want to know the same thing.

[cynrdrgz1]

this helped tremendously! thank you. 

[poopinmolly]

great 37,144 others know about this! competition! ;)

[slejeivw]

@poopinmolly plus 1036 more now, and that number will keep on growing!

[farmankarim09]

it is my request to all of you kindly mail me any format of personal statement or any personal statement related to Business administration or scholarship purpose. its urgent. thanks and regards.

[XionsHeart]

44:58 LOL

i'm glad I sat through this, it actually helps =)

[Tokyokakkoi111]

noobs ¬¬I

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[wowwow180]

my day

go home

sleep

[2two1one0zero]

my day:-

go home

x-box

porn

masturbate

sleep

I'm honest...

[j9robinson]

this is excellent information! if you still want more tips and advice on how to write compelling personal narratives, check out this blog: No Fear College Admissions Essays on wordpress.

Good luck!

[Afrocana07]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[0305Aries]

I like this vedio, awesome! my dream school~!

[jazzberryjams]

still have no clue what i should write about, but i know how to write it. maybe i'll get some ideas soon. thank God i'm an incoming sophomore.

[Ackbarfangirl]

describe my day...

hm...

go home

do homework

go to bed

???

[lokallize]

gay

[vivace737]

@lokallize yeah you are

[lokallize]

It takes one to know one

[vivace737]

@lokallize what are you, five years old? go get fucked by your dad.

[lokallize]

fuck you i did get sexually abused as a kid so fuck off your the one that'f acting like a child all i did was say gay as a joke ans gay has many interpretation. you're such an ass I am not even ganna bother fagget

[lovelylalalala]

...i miss high school :[

[impulsive06]

Move on.

[aiabgold]

Give it some time...you won't much longer!

[poopinmolly]

@lovelylalalala really?

[brunabergold]

I can't find the answer to my question no where! Does somebody know if we have to write prompt 1 and prompt 2 separetly or if we can merge both prompts in one single essay as both prompts are bind together. Thanks

[FedExItlol]

you have to to both seperatly

[SarahBahar]

@brunabergold what is the answer to this question?!?

[murasakivideo]

This talk clarified something that I've been wondering about. I've always felt that I needed to answer the things I asked. I didn't know we were to choose a topic of our own. ^-^ Thanks.

[JoeDaPlumber]

thanks a millions for this. I loved this video it really helped me out.

[gunking03]

this helps me a lot!

Thank You UCtelevision!

I'm applying my application right now.

Hopefully I get into UCSD

[tulioigor96]

I wish I knew all this when I applied for my undergrad. Great job from UC Berkeley in explaining the UC application and personal statements.

[tammylee222]

I still have no I idea what a topic and thesis could be for a personal statement!!! can sb. here tell me?

[glaizabarrios]

thank u

[l33tchris]

This is an awesome video. Great, great help.

[jaelynm1]

As a parent, this was helpful. I can best help my child by having her view the video!

[lovelycinderella]

thanks alot i don't know how to thank you

[CAvideoFAN]

Wow! A 50-minute video on how to write an essay to get into UC?!

[airrunweskerII]

How long should the essay be?

Do law school admissions pick the topic?

[hyerollerxx]

3 paragraphs

[skadforlife]

Well, if you watched the whole video, you would see that they didn't say her essay was that great. They purposely picked an essay that had a few flaws that they could highlight to help you from making the same mistake.

Yeah, it was impersonal, and it could have applied to anyone, and they mentioned how this was bad.

[TreeBacon]

I thought my essay was kind of bad because I did it hours before it was due, but after reading that generic ass sample, I guess it wasn't that bad.

[babycracka13]

weeeeeeee

[boxingfan786]

will this work for UK unis?

[aznsleepyb0ii]

this is very helpful thank you

[stampeater]

Ugh, the essay example is so lame and unoriginal. It could've applied to ME.

[blesserdee]

This is great as i have never seen anyone go into this much depth.

[HenriqueHedler]

I think it's cliche also... but I guess that's what they want...=P

[hkpopfan4lif3]

that girl's personal essay is soooooo cliché

where is the creativity? the authenticity??

[sugarstorm05]

thanks so much i think this will really help me write a personal statement for med school :)

[meandmymandola]

American's get set a set title? That is not fair!