UC's do not read college application essays

testanalyst
Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:41:50 +0000

I heard 3rd hand from a reliable person (at least reliable enough to pass on 2nd hand information) that a student went to one of those school events in which a UC officer comes and talks about admissions and college. Eventually mentioned was that the UC’s do not really look at the essays at all, stating that there just is not enough money.

Made me think.

Of course I’d love to hunt down the person who said this and confirm, but I cannot find him. Has anyone heard something like this, or knows anything of this sort?

I’ve been under the impression that GPA is a major factor in UC admissions, with test scores coming at a far 2nd, and thus EC/Essays becoming pretty negligible.