<p>i don’t know why but i still feel uncomfortable checking off that i’m asian (chinese-american)…revealing ethnicity is optional though. how would that affect the application?</p>
<p>i’m sending it in today for early consideration (due aug 30 or 31 i don’t remember) cuz i’ll be out of town for a week so let me know!</p>
<p>Do it anyway. Be proud, dammit.</p>
<p>Uhh why does it matter? It’s not like an approval process is it?</p>
<p>Then don’t? Does your name sound distinctly Asian? ASHDASJKNDASJKdas</p>
<p>your name is asian anyways, so then whats the point of hiding it?</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter, who is going to take notice of your ethnicity anyway, besides for statistical usage.</p>
<p>Sorry if I’m hijaking this thread, but since the original question was answered…
Is there a real significant advantage to joining the PLUS program? Will it increase anyone’s chances in getting into grad school/ getting better jobs? Or would a motivated student be better off without it?</p>
<p>What? Ai, not everything is about getting into grad school. </p>
<p>But no, it really wont. Advantage is priority enrollment.</p>
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<p>Before asking a question on CC, have you considered asking your parents beforehand? :rolleyes:</p>
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Yes, what Jinobi said. You get to meet up with the counselors like 2-3 times a quarter (mandatory), once with a graduate student (mandatory), and attend like 5 hours of workshops that you select (dumb).</p>
<p>As Emmeline said, you have enough hand-holding your first year. Most people don’t need this, as the ‘transition to college’ process is overrated.</p>
<p>You have to meet all the requirements to get priority enrollment for subsequent quarters. Other than for enrollment purposes, PLUS can be placed on a resume, but that usually gets deleted because more improtant programs attended in the future will replace it.</p>
<p>What’s Early Consideration? I’ve never heard of it, and I’m told the UC’s don’t have EA or ED… </p>
<p>I was thinking of not putting my asian ethnicity as well, but my last name is an easy indicator…sigh…</p>
<p>If you meant priority enrollment, it’s where you get to choose up to 10 units of classes like a day, or two before the primary enrollment period (or something to that effect)</p>
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<p>You get to select 10 units during a certain time period (before first pass).</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m not familiar with the terminologies yet @_@</p>
<p>Not sure if this is 100% correct, but I think basically you get to select ~2 classes at 4-5 units each for a max. of 10 units before normal students sign up for their classes at first pass, which is when they get to sign for for 10 units (and you get to sign for the rest of yours), and then there’s second pass, where normal people sign up for the rest of their classes; someone more knowledgeable want to verify/make me look like a moron >.< ?</p>
<p>Second pass? That’s where you get the rest of your units. Normal people have first passes too where they gobble 10 units.</p>
<p>Ah, so basically, priority enrollment just replaces 1st pass?</p>
<p>Sort of. Unlike first pass, there’s enrollment restrictions (if the class is half full already, then you can’t use priority on it). But someone with priority enrollment is also able to participate in the first pass as well (i.e. you can change your classes around as long as you are within the 10 unit max like everyone else).</p>