I’m pretty much 95% done with my UC application and I’m focusing most of my effort on the essay at this point.
The academic portion of my application isn’t as strong as I’d like it do be. My weighted GPA is around 3.8 and the schools I’m applying too are in the 4-4.2 GPA range, so I want to make my essays unique to compensate for this. I wrote one of my essays about how I picked up gem cutting and used it to start a small business.
Does this stand out?
Would anybody be willing to critique it along with my other UC essays?