<p>so it seems that the open ended question
“3. Open-Ended Question
This question seeks to give students the opportunity to share important aspects of their schooling or their lives — such as their personal circumstances, family experiences and opportunities that were or were not available at their school or college — that may not have been sufficiently addressed elsewhere in the application.”</p>
<p>is being removed from the transfer application for fall 2008
source: <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply/how_apply/personal_statement.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply/how_apply/personal_statement.html</a></p>
<p>since that is being removed where will i be able to explain a small discrepancy on my transcript???</p>
<p>basically i have a 3.86 at my current JC with 60 units of coursework taken, however, way back in high shcool about 7 years ago i took 2 classes at a differnet JC and received a C/D, and I have recently learned that those 2 grades must be reported regardless that they were taken in high school and this will therefore lower my gpa to about 3.6 which is really a huge drop.</p>
<p>i would like talk about this in my essay but it seems they arent allowing you anymore??</p>