Essays

<p>Ok…I know that ucsd goes by a formula
but besides helping you gain points from life changing events. waht factor do essays play in addmissoin?
does a bad essay give you “minus pts” as in if one writes a bad essay, you get pts taken away? </p>

<p>How many people read our essays?
Because my teacher said that if you have bad essays, that could go against you, but if its a numbers system w/out consideration to essays on the rubric then how does it play a role against or for you?</p>

<p>i think the formula thing is one (big) part of the admissions factor, and for the borderline applicants the essay becomes the other factor.</p>