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<p>That’s not true; for UCB, quite a bit of weight is placed on the personal statement, and what it reveals about the applicant’s personality, etc.</p>
<p>If you guys are curious as to what they are looking for in the personal statement, I would give this report a look – it’s a long, comprehensive report on how they carry out freshman admissions, but much of what they are looking for, as laid out, carries over to transfer admissions, as well.</p>
<p>[Moore</a> Report](<a href=“http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/archives/documents/Moorereport.pdf]Moore”>http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/archives/documents/Moorereport.pdf)</p>