加州大学申请文书要求详解

加州大学网申系统对申请文书的要求如下：

要求在下面 8 个题目中选择 4 个题目回答，每个回答字数不超过 350 字。

1. Describe an example of your leaership experience in which you have positively influence others, helpe resolve isputes, or contribute to group efforts over time.

Things to consier: A leaership role can mean more than just a title. It can mean being a mentor to others, acting as the person in charge of a specific task, or a taking lea role in organizing an event or project. Think about your accomplishments an what you learne from the experience. What were your responsibilities?

Di you lea a team? How i your experience change your perspective on leaing others? Di you help to resolve an important ispute at your school, church in your community or an organization? An your leaership role oesn’t necessarily have to be limite to school activities. For example, o you help out or take care of your family?

2. Every person has a creative sie, an it can be expresse in many ways: problem solving, original an innovative thinking, an artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative sie.

Things to consier: What oes creativity mean to you? Do you have a creative skill that is important to you? What have you been able to o with that skill? If you use creativity to solve a problem, what was your solution? What are the steps you took to solve the problem?

How oes your creativity influence your ecisions insie or outsie the classroom? Does your creativity relate to your major or a future career?

3. What woul you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you evelope an emonstrate that talent over time?

Things to consier: If there’s a talent or skill that you’re prou of, this is the time to share it. You on’t necessarily have to be recognize or have receive awars for your talent (although if you i an you want to talk about, feel free to o so). Why is this talent or skill meaningful to you?

Does the talent come naturally or have you worke har to evelop this skill or talent? Does your talent or skill allow you opportunities in or outsie the classroom? If so, what are they an how o they fit into your scheule?

4. Describe how you have taken avantage of a significant eucational opportunity or worke to overcome an eucational barrier you have face.

Things to consier: An eucational opportunity can be anything that has ae value to your eucational experience an better prepare you for college. For example, participation in an honors or acaemic enrichment program, or enrollment in an acaemy that’s geare towar an occupation or a major, or taking avance courses that interest you — just to name a few.

If you choose to write about eucational barriers you’ve face, how i you overcome or strive to overcome them? What personal characteristics or skills i you call on to overcome this challenge? How i overcoming this barrier help shape who are you toay?

5. Describe the most significant challenge you have face an the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affecte your acaemic achievement?

Things to consier: A challenge coul be personal, or something you have face in your community or school. Why was the challenge significant to you? This is a goo opportunity to talk about any obstacles you’ve face an what you’ve learne from the experience. Di you have support from someone else or i you hanle it alone?

If you’re currently working your way through a challenge, what are you oing now, an oes that affect ifferent aspects of your life? For example, ask yourself, “How has my life change at home, at my school, with my friens, or with my family?”

6. Describe your favorite acaemic subject an explain how it has influence you.

Things to consier: Discuss how your interest in the subject evelope an escribe any experience you have ha insie an outsie the classroom — such as volunteer work, summer programs, participation in stuent organizations an/or activities — an what you have gaine from your involvement.

Has your interest in the subject influence you in choosing a major an/or career? Have you been able to pursue coursework at a higher level in this subject (honors, AP, IB, college or university work)?

7. What have you one to make your school or your community a better place?

Things to consier: Think of community as a term that can encompass a group, team or a place – like your high school, hometown, or home. You can efine community as you see fit, just make sure you talk about your role in that community. Was there a problem that you wante to fix in your community?

Why were you inspire to act? What i you learn from your effort? How i your actions benefit others, the wier community or both? Di you work alone or with others to initiate change in your community?

8. What is the one thing that you think sets you apart from other caniates applying to the University of California?

Things to consier: Don’t be afrai to brag a little. Even if you on’t think you’re unique, you are — remember, there’s only one of you in the worl. From your point of view, what o you feel makes you belong on one of UC’s campuses? When looking at your life, what oes a stranger nee to unerstan in orer to know you?

What have you not share with us that will highlight a skill, talent, challenge, or opportunity that you think will help us know you better? We’re not necessarily looking for what makes you unique compare to others, but what makes you, YOU.