She goes into more detail on each one, but for those who don't want to watch the whole video... 1. Repeat accomplishments 2. Complaining about your circumstances (life is hard, get over it lol). You can talk about hardships, but show that you learn from them, not that you're just a victim. 3. Don't waste time on storytelling. 4. Not addressing future. You SHOULD talk about your future goals, dreams, career, etc. 5. Choosing a easy prompt. Chose the ones that best describe you, not the easiest ones. 6. Too much emphasis on empathy and kindness. (Focus on problem solving, rigor, competitiveness as well). 7. Trying too hard to be unique and creative. 8. Not repurposing stuff that you already wrote.
Ken M this is v late response but there aren’t really any “easy” prompts, but only the ones that you can provide the most detail and experience for. choosing the ones that best fit you and your history the most will help you fill out the question more easily compared to other ones
Get Grammarly. It tells you how your writing sounds (optimistic, formal, egocentric, disapproving, etc.). This only works in the little answer boxes though.
Thank you so much for this video. I was building up so much anxiety and pushing it off because I lacked any confidence in starting. But this video was super helpful, I feel like I have a much clearer view of what I’m going to do and focus on! I regret not looking this up earlier. Thank you thank you!
@aurora b same honestly and I’ve still been working so slowly and procrastinating sigh 😪 It’s just so hard to formulate essays man... But tbh we still got 5 full days to go hard, better than one lol
I do admissions interviews for Brown and graduated from UCB undergrad and UCLA graduate. I fully understand why you needed to transfer to USC, so I will have to forgive you. I am just taking a job as a college applications counselor at a high school in China. It is mainly to help IB Chinese students apply to English speaking universities successfully. So even though I have done admissions interviews for Brown for years, since that is where i started my undergrad, videos such as yours are very helpful. In fact, we interviewers DO NOT know what the application questions are each year, esp since our set of questions remains essentially the same every year. We do not have the power to get a student into any univ, but we are only filters and info collectors. Anyway, I just want to tell you that your videos are excellent. Your maturity is perhaps your best quality in them. This is the first video I have seen of yours, but I will watch more now and perhaps be using your advice for my job. Unfort, students in China cannot access FB, but I will give them your website.
@@ConquerCollegeAdmissions Exactly. Thank you. I'll very likely use my VPN to have them watch your videos, to be followed by discussion toward an application plan.
Should I have used all of the word count for each one, I had exactly 350 on the first one but they gradually seem to get shorter as you go down the list. Should I have made them all closer to the max?
I would recommend talking about what have you been contemplating over, are you interested in both biology and English and would like to study both? vice versa. Talk about how you have grown as a person from a difficult experience or how you have improved from a positive experience.
Allison! That's completely fine-- no worries. Show them what you've tried so far and how you fostered your interests and that you want to continue learning more in college to gain clarity!
Hello, I know this video was made a while ago so idk if you will see this comment, but does the essay have to be broken down into seperate paragraphs? Or can it be just one big paragraph
@@kobebryant620 i read its better to break into "mini" paragraphs or break it down into a couple sentences because it makes it easier for an admission person to read it than reading one big paragraph and making it into separate paragraphs will keep their attention more so i would advise putting it into separate paragraphs
She goes into more detail on each one, but for those who don't want to watch the whole video...
1. Repeat accomplishments
2. Complaining about your circumstances (life is hard, get over it lol). You can talk about hardships, but show that you learn from them, not that you're just a victim.
3. Don't waste time on storytelling.
4. Not addressing future. You SHOULD talk about your future goals, dreams, career, etc.
5. Choosing a easy prompt. Chose the ones that best describe you, not the easiest ones.
6. Too much emphasis on empathy and kindness. (Focus on problem solving, rigor, competitiveness as well).
7. Trying too hard to be unique and creative.
8. Not repurposing stuff that you already wrote.
The easiest ones are the ones that best describe you as a person lol
thanks!
what are the easiest prompts?
i like tacos exactly. That’s why they’re the easiest
Ken M this is v late response but there aren’t really any “easy” prompts, but only the ones that you can provide the most detail and experience for. choosing the ones that best fit you and your history the most will help you fill out the question more easily compared to other ones
Watching on deadline let’s go
Howd it go
bruhh
same
5 days before deadline and I haven’t written any drafts
@@markmouchamel2882 bro same
Procrastination squad where you at? 😫
Nestor Reategui MEEEEE
ME TOOOOOOOOO, guys we got this ;))
BRUH
shiiiit im freaking out now
Getting them done right now!!!
Seeing these deadline comments from 12 months ago like:👁👄👁
i know 💀💀💀
Same 😭
Lmao makes me feel a little better about myself
Me right now
When there's 4 days left and you're lost
i haven't started djkslksal
@@mavisvermillion875 same ahhhh
I’ve been working on this for over a month and still haven’t finished
Same lol
When you start the application the day of deadline 👁👄👁
omg when the deadline gets pushed back ✨
When you take that deadline and get yourself royally forked over doing the same mistake of procrastination
@@uglyperson1687 lmao same
Get Grammarly. It tells you how your writing sounds (optimistic, formal, egocentric, disapproving, etc.). This only works in the little answer boxes though.
THANK YOU
extremely helpful
Thank you so much for this video. I was building up so much anxiety and pushing it off because I lacked any confidence in starting. But this video was super helpful, I feel like I have a much clearer view of what I’m going to do and focus on! I regret not looking this up earlier. Thank you thank you!
@aurora b same honestly and I’ve still been working so slowly and procrastinating sigh 😪 It’s just so hard to formulate essays man... But tbh we still got 5 full days to go hard, better than one lol
@@herpaderpz howd it go?
November, here you come.
2 days until the deadline. Good luck everyone!!
I do admissions interviews for Brown and graduated from UCB undergrad and UCLA graduate. I fully understand why you needed to transfer to USC, so I will have to forgive you. I am just taking a job as a college applications counselor at a high school in China. It is mainly to help IB Chinese students apply to English speaking universities successfully. So even though I have done admissions interviews for Brown for years, since that is where i started my undergrad, videos such as yours are very helpful. In fact, we interviewers DO NOT know what the application questions are each year, esp since our set of questions remains essentially the same every year. We do not have the power to get a student into any univ, but we are only filters and info collectors. Anyway, I just want to tell you that your videos are excellent. Your maturity is perhaps your best quality in them. This is the first video I have seen of yours, but I will watch more now and perhaps be using your advice for my job. Unfort, students in China cannot access FB, but I will give them your website.
Thank you for your kind words! I hope that my videos will help out your students preparing for the college admissions journey.
All the best,
Julie
@@ConquerCollegeAdmissions Exactly. Thank you. I'll very likely use my VPN to have them watch your videos, to be followed by discussion toward an application plan.
aye anyone else just started their app
Alondra Puebla boutta destroy all 4 essays in the next 3 hours
Me 💀
@@cobraj5708 lolll
thank you youre so helpful and you have beautiful skin!
I'm so glad to hear that you found the video very helpful! :)
lol cant believe its my turn to write it damn im scared
Watching this two days before deadline tbh
Thank you for this video!
No problem! Glad you enjoyed the UC Personal Insight Questions tips and strategies! :)
should we split into paragraphs or ?
Imma start my apps rn
2 days till deadline btw
Is going over the word limit bad and put you at risk?
super helpful! thanks!
Should I have used all of the word count for each one, I had exactly 350 on the first one but they gradually seem to get shorter as you go down the list. Should I have made them all closer to the max?
Brian! You should ALWAYS max out the word count.
Hey who’s here with the due date in 3 days?
2:46 that’s what she said
Hi, you mentioned about showing your future, but I put my major as undecided, so I am not sure how I am going to explain myself :/
I would recommend talking about what have you been contemplating over, are you interested in both biology and English and would like to study both? vice versa. Talk about how you have grown as a person from a difficult experience or how you have improved from a positive experience.
Allison! That's completely fine-- no worries. Show them what you've tried so far and how you fostered your interests and that you want to continue learning more in college to gain clarity!
Does anyone know if sounding passionate is a bad thing? Inknowbit sounds dumb but I have so much conflicting information
@aurora b thanks for the advice
Aw thank you, you're too kind
@@nat-it3sq whats she say?
Where my procrastinators at this yr ‼️‼️‼️
Hello, I know this video was made a while ago so idk if you will see this comment, but does the essay have to be broken down into seperate paragraphs? Or can it be just one big paragraph
I have no authority but 350 words is not a lot... you might not even need to make another paragraph
@@Isiauwuehrifi yeah those were my initial thoughts too, thank you!
@@kobebryant620 i read its better to break into "mini" paragraphs or break it down into a couple sentences because it makes it easier for an admission person to read it than reading one big paragraph and making it into separate paragraphs will keep their attention more so i would advise putting it into separate paragraphs
thank u so much
Of course! Good luck with your UC Applications, Jimmy! :)
Hello .. Please write an insight essay on "Animal Farm" by George Orwell
drop skincare sis
im scared
same
@aurora b fr
me too ken m
starting it on the deadline heHe 😺
LMAOOOO SAAMEEE😃✌🏼
if you say so
하...여기를 지금 알다니 ㅠㅠ 한달만 일찍 알았다면 좋았을텐데 ㅠㅠ 넘 아쉽네요 ㅠ
wowww USC huh? what a traitor (jk thanks for the video)
Of course! :)
Can I hire you??
Watching on the extended deadline wish me luck 🥲