Brad Stein

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Brad Stein


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Seniors; College Essay/Personal Narrative info-

All seniors must complete a personal statement. Here are some things you should know:

  1. If you DO NOT plan to apply or attend a 2 or 4 year university YOU STILL MUST submit an essay to me.
  2. Basic Requirements:
  3. Must be typed and in MLA format
  4. Unless you have specific requirements from the university  you're applying to, the essay should be 2-3 pages.
  5. You should write at least one rough draft before submission.

Here are the prompts--please choose one of the following to respond to. IF you are applying to the UC system, please follow the guidelines for responding to 4 of 8 possible questions (see below). If you would like to use one of the 8 UC as the prompt you'd like to respond to, but do not plan to attend a UC, you may, but please make sure  you write at least 2-3 pages for the response:

  1. If you could choose to be anyone for a day (fictional or nonfictional), who would you choose and how does this choice reflect the kind of person you are or want to be?
  2. Identify a person who has had a tremendous impact and influence on your life and explain how that influence has shaped you into the person you are today.
  3. Write about a time in your life when everything changed in the blink of an eye. How did this experience reshape you? What did you learn from it?

Freshman applicants: Personal insight questions: Here is the link for guidelines: http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/personal-questions/freshman/

Answer any 4 of the following 8 questions:













Last Modified on May 21, 2019