Do I sound like I'm making excuses? Additional comments in UC App?

Gumbymom
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 14:48:16 +0000

UC’s tend to be GPA focused and are academic institutions after all so targeting some of these schools may not be a good fit based on your other posts with your interest in Art and Music.

That said, addressing your family’s difficult situation in one your personal insight essays, would have been a less direct approach. You could have written about the difficulty of the situation but how your passion for Art and Music help you get through that difficult period. This way you are indirectly giving a reason for lower grades without directly giving an excuse.

Again, what’s done is done and there is no reason to dwell on it. I am not very knowledgeable about colleges that would help nurture your artistic talent but I think you still have time to look at some other private schools that would appreciate your passion.

Best of luck.