If you’re already filling out the Common Application, that means you’ll write a personal statement, complete the Activities section, and assemble supplemental essays for several schools. (Related reading: The Best UC Schools: UC Rankings 2022) An overview of applying to UC schools Tier 3: UC Riverside (#83), UC Merced (#93), UC Santa Cruz (#103) Tier 2: UC Santa Barbara (#28), UC Irvine (#36), UC Davis (#38) Tier 1: UCLA (#20), UC Berkeley (#22), UC San Diego (#34 in the latest rankings, with UC Santa Barbara supplanting it-but San Diego has historically appeared higher) Eight of the nine undergraduate campuses ( UCSF and UC Hastings offer graduate degrees only) rank in the top 100 schools, with six of nine in the top 50: You can think of the campuses according to the following tiers, based on their U.S.
Why? Because filling out one application allows you to apply to every UC school. And every year, it gets tougher to make the cut for some of the most sought-after campuses like UCLA, which sat at 18 percent in 2014–2015 and has been sinking steadily since.īut it’s worth the effort to apply to UC schools. Given their attractiveness, admission is competitive, ranging from 10.8 percent for UCLA and 14.5 percent for UC Berkeley to about 29 percent for UC Irvine and 58.8 percent for UC Santa Cruz (all numbers for the 2021 entering class). Educating nearly quarter of a million undergraduates, UCs are a home for California residents, out-of-state attendees, and international students alike. At the top of this list are UC Berkeley and UCLA, widely considered Public Ivies. In addition to being the nation’s best public university system overall, the UC system includes several elite schools that may be better options than private schools for competitive applicants due to their prestige, diversity, and value. I’m the kid who is “going places.Whether you’re a California resident or not, you may have considered applying to University of California (UC) schools-and for good reasons. Now I’m the young woman who interviews a District Attorney. Now I’m the young woman who snaps photos at every event.
#REDDIT I MADE A ESSAY GRADER TV#
Now I am the young woman everyone recognizes from the Friday morning TV show.
The little girl in that 8×10 is stuck in a frame forever. Journalism has enabled me to gain confidence in myself and do things I never imagined back in second grade. This experience made me realize that I can do whatever I want in life.
Before he let go, he looked into my eyes and said, “You’re going places, kid.” I asked my questions and then shook his hand. I knew I had to do this, not just for the interview, but for myself. But once I realized that I actually had to speak to Gulluni, I was instantly nervous. I talked right over her until she retreated to her camera crew.
#REDDIT I MADE A ESSAY GRADER PROFESSIONAL#
There was no way I was letting her do that, professional status or no professional status. Just when I was going to introduce myself, a journalist from 22 News piped in and tried to cut in front of me. I elbowed my way through the crowd until I reached Gulluni. As Editor-in-Chief of my high school newspaper, I felt it was my duty to participate.
After a formal award ceremony I attended, hosted by our very own D.A., Anthony Gulluni, I saw newscasters and journalists rushing towards the stage, eager to have their questions answered. Today, I ask myself how I went from being afraid to raise my hand to snagging a face-to-face interview with a District Attorney. I went from writing a feature on the new gym teacher, to interviewing the principal about a recent bomb threat, to even calling Harvard University to challenge members of the admissions board on their foreign language requirement. This course demanded that I get comfortable talking to strangers, and I surprised myself with each interview. Everything changed when I began taking journalism during my sophomore year.
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