How will you know if you’re being specific enough? Read your PIQ and ask, “Can I visualize this as I read it?” If not, brainstorm more specific examples of how this quality manifests itself in your life. Otherwise, your PIQ may sound super general. Why? Because chances are your GPA and course rigor already show that.Īnother tip: Make sure you connect your quality (whatever it is) to specific things you’ve done. If you say something like “I’m hard-working,” it’s likely to be redundant. Tip: Don’t choose an abstract quality that’s already clear from your application. Prompt: What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?
The UCs are interested in more than just your academics, and this can be a great chance to bring variety to your application. Tip: You can either describe one way you’re creative (like dance) or multiple ways (perhaps you play multiple instruments). Describe how you express your creative side. Prompt: 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. If you’ve ever been called a leader, consider writing for this prompt. There are so many ways to show leadership-maybe you took on huge responsibilities in your family, for example, or maybe you identified a need in your school or community and worked to do something about it. And leadership doesn’t necessarily have to mean you’re the founder or president of something.
If you’ve shown leadership in high school, write about it. Tip: Writing for this topic is a strong way to start your application. Prompt: Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time. Still not sure which topics to pick? Here are some. If you can’t think of any activities, here’s a list of 80+ activities. The Mission Trip PIQ, in which the author takes a trip to a foreign country and ultimately learns one of three things: a) how much they have to be grateful for, b) how crazy it is that people living in extremely difficult circumstances can still be happy, or c) while they initially went there expecting to teach, what instead happened was just the opposite. But then-good news-they make the best of things by becoming an assistant coach/finding another passion, etc. Related: The Sports Injury PIQ, in which the author is playing the sport they were born to play when, crack/pop/crunch, they break/twist/dislocate their ankle/shoulder/you-name-it and lose not only the season, but also their connection to the team. The Big Game PIQ, in which the author either wins the game! Or (more likely) loses the game, but learns An Important Life Lesson and proceeds to #winatlife The Big Performance PIQ, in which, despite the nerves, the author is actually able to remember the lines/give the speech/execute the choreography after all Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you a strong candidate for admission to the University of California?.
What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?.Describe how you’ve furthered this interest inside and/or outside the classroom. Think about an academic subject that inspires you.How has this challenge affected your academic achievement? Describe the most significant challenge you’ve faced and the steps you’ve taken to overcome this challenge.Describe how you’ve taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you’ve faced.What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?.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.Describe an example of a leadership experience in which you’ve positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.The UC Personal Insight Question (PIQ) prompts
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