UC Essay Prompt 5: Take the Challenge

University of California Personal Insight Question 5: Your Chance to Get Real and Personal If You Have Faced Hardships, Share Them!   Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this...

UC Essay Prompt 4: Educational Experiences

University of California Personal Insight Question 4: A Chance to Showcase Your Field of Interest   (For those of you just starting the UC application for 2016-17, incoming freshman pick four essays—each under 350 words—out of eight all-new prompts,...

UC Essay Prompt 3: Talents and Skills

What Are You Good At? (Yes, UC Essay Prompt 3 Can Be About Almost Anything!)   I believe all students who need to answer four of the new University of California “Personal Insight Questions” should seriously consider the third one, otherwise known as...

UC Essay Prompt 2: Your Creative Side

University of California Essay Prompts for Fall 2017 (Ideas for Answering Personal Insight Question No. 2) 2. Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few....

UC Essay Prompt 1: Leadership Experience

University of California Essay Prompts for Fall 2017 (Ideas for Answering Personal Insight Question No. 1) Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over...

21 Tips for UC Personal Insight Questions and Essays

  Pick the 4 Best UC Personal Insight Questions for YOU! If you’re applying to any of the University of California schools, you need to write four short essays. To start, read through all eight of the Personal Insight Questions you have to choose from....