Writing about an Experience for Personal Statement #2

thelemonisinplay
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 21:48:00 +0000

So this is the prompt for Essay 2 on the UC app:

“Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?”

It lists an “experience” as something I can write about. So if I choose to write about an essay, do I still have to answer the second half of the prompt (which only talks about a quality or accomplishment)? I feel like my essay doesn’t directly answer the prompt, but more like it’s inspired by it. Would this be ok for UC Berkeley?