*Official Fall 2010 UC Transfer CHANCE thread*

Sohnsat
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:18:20 +0000

Major: Economics/Mathematics
UC GPA: 4.0
Applying to: Cal, UCSD
Prereqs: All that are possible to complete at my community college.
IGETC: completed after spring '10
TAG/TAP: none.

ECs:

1. Proprietor of educational services operation.

2. Economics tutor for my community college.

3. Activities Director of student body. Supported tutoring department and established a scholarship fund.

4. Officer of local Lion’s Club.

5. Editor of my college’s newspaper. My time investment in the paper’s technology infrastructure and new marketing opportunities has increased readership and operations by at least 100% each.

6. Proprietor of computer repair and sales operation.

7. Recipient of Outstanding Student in Economics 2009 (one recipient annually)

8. Lost 75 pounds in one year to achieve health.

9. Maybe one or two more I forgot to mention.

Essay: 6.5/10. Split both essays about 50/50 on word limit. Talked about discovering passion for the major and my applications of its thought processes to date. My trait was curiosity and how it has led me to my current situation and is taking me forever higher to learning new things, also that it will be the death of me.

Other: Haven’t heard back from either school. My friend has been accepted to UCSD though. That worries me.