<p>How much weight would an adcom put on your personal statement?
Say if you’re TAP certified, IGETC certified, and have a 3.9 GPA, would an average or below average essay significantly reduce your chances of getting in?</p>
<p>Please discuss! Thanks.</p>
<p>Forgot to mention that I plan to apply for biz econ.</p>
<p>personaly, i dont think it is a big deal. GPA is the prime criteria.</p>
<p>tap is definitely a big safety net. but i do know of someone who applied to ucla last year with a 3.9+ gpa (no tap) and still got rejected for econ (was accepted by cal though). goes to show gpa isn’t quite the end all parameter for admissions.</p>
<p>it’s always best to control as many variables as you can–the personal statements is no exception. </p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>poppin: Do you know if it was a pre-req issue? Such that, he/she missed Calc 2?</p>
<p>Why risk it? Just write the best personal statement to your ability.</p>