Have I killed my own chances?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I wrote my essays at the very last minutes and didn’t have time to revise them, especially my second one (found many typo, grammar mistakes). </p>

<p>Will anyone be interested to take a look at them and tell me how bad do they look to the adcom?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>ONly Cal and UCLA reads your essay!</p>

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<p>Why does it matter now?</p>

<p>You can’t change them, just forget about them. Besides, in the grander scheme of college admission essays, content is more important than eloquence.</p>

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<p>lol dont worry too much</p>

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<p>If you have good grades, then don’t worry. Its just used for borderline students. Since a wide distribution of gpa is being sent in each year, you really don’t have to worry. Unless your gpa falls below the average accepted for your major. And thats not looking at other factors such pre-req completion, ECs etc.</p>

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<p>Well, it does depend on where you applied. If you did apply to Cal, I suggest you read the following which I found online. The info shows you how Cal admissions ranks the different aspects of your application.</p>

<p>UC Berkeley - Common Data Set</p>

<p><a href=“http://cds.berkeley.edu/pdfs/PDF%20wBOOKMARKS%2006-07.pdf[/url]”>http://cds.berkeley.edu/pdfs/PDF%20wBOOKMARKS%2006-07.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Academic
Rigor of secondary school record - very important
Class rank - not considered
Academic GPA - very important
Recommendation(s) - not considered
Standardized test scores - important
Application essay - very important</p>

<p>Nonacademic
Interview - not considered
Extracurricular activities - important
Talent/ability - important
Character/personal qualities - important
First generation - considered
Alumni/ae relation - not considered
Geographical residence - considered
State residency - very important
Religious affiliation/commitment - not considered
Racial/ethnic status - not considered
Volunteer work - important
Work experience - important
Level of interest - not considered</p>

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<p>wow nice info.! THx!</p>

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<p>But the weird thing is that Standard Test Score important?
I thought they don’t even see SATs for transfer…</p>

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<p>those academic and non-academic aspects relevant to admission only apply to “FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN)”</p>

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<p>I think that is for overall undergrad criteria</p>

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<p>I think so too…</p>

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<p>yes, we can assume that some of them do, ie gpa and personal statement, but alot of them only apply to freshmen–that much is obvious. further, these factors are found under “first-time, first-year (freshmen) admission”–and not “transfer admission”</p>

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<p>Hmm I just got a reply from the UC apps…</p>

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<p>Should I do it? Is it going to give a negative impression to the adcom? Hmmm ;/</p>

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<p>Will anyone be willing to read the essays and give some genuine feedbacks? :D</p>

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<p>if u sent a crappy essay, they might just think ur writing ability is bad
bottom line for that scenario = bad</p>

<p>if u send a replacement, it just shows that u did not prepare your application ahead of time, that shows how much you care
bottom line for that scenario = bad</p>

<p>pick 1 </p>

<p>just being realistic here.
TBH i’d rather go with the first choice.</p>

<p>hopefully ur first essay is good.
then work really hard on ur 3rd essay if ur applying to Haas</p>

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<p>That one is a hard one — send me it let me see</p>