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mcas

Nov 28, 2007

Undergraduate / 'excel in math & science and personal qualities' - uc [4]

I have sent a copy of my prompt 1 essay earlier but I thought of revising it. Can you please help. Your help is greatly appreciated. THANKS A LOT!

also I need help w/ essay prompt # 2 - it asks to tell 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. I can no longer think of what to say.

Here are my personal qualities.

1. have always been an honor student since 1st grade.
2. a gifted and talented student since 2nd grade.
3. took honors classes in freshman & sophomore year -
a.) freshman year - honors english, natural science & geometry
b.) sophomore year - honors english, algebra 2, natural science 2 & worl history
4. took AP classes in junior & senior year
a.) junior year - AP chemistry, AP biology, AP US history, honors english, honors pre-calculus
b.) senior year - AP government, AP english, AP calculus, AP physics, AP environmental science

I excel in math & science - these are my passion

GPA - weighted - 4.4167
non-weighted - 3.75

class rank: 13 out of 664
10-12 grade rank: 11
ranked by weighted total GPA

SAT 1 score - 1960
SAT 2 score - M2 - 690
MB - 710

AP US History exam - scored 4
AP Biology exam - " 4
AP Chemistry exam - " 3

mcas

Nov 28, 2007

Undergraduate / 'excel in math & science and personal qualities' - uc [4]

Some people may say that the world they come from is not a good reflection of who they are or what they want to achieve; they say they want to break away from the monotony of their daily routines. However, I take a different stance on that topic. Rather, I feel perfectly comfortable with where I come from, because it has helped me determine who I am and what I hope to be. I believe that being comfortable with where I come from has greatly influenced the person that I am today and the aspirations that I have for the future.

I come from a middle-class, multi-cultural family. My ancestors originated all the way across the globe from Spain to China and the Philippines, where my great grandparents migrated and where my grandparents and their children were born. Being of Asia-American descent, the influence in cultural behavior that has been instilled in me has tremendously helped in my spiritual, mental and developmental upbringing.

My parents taught me a great deal of perseverance, patience, humility, prayerfulness, tolerance, wit, prudence and the ability to adapt to any environment and circumstance. Like any other immigrants who have migrated to this country, they have confronted the cultural difference; they were acquainted to the rigors of American life. Under their life philosophy, anything is possible if you put your heart into achieving your life's dream. My mother, for one, is a total disciplinarian, making sure that her family are relating to the suitable guidelines that are normal and acceptable to society, meaning that we must always behave and do as they say. She made sure that I was able to read and write at a young age, and not watching too much television and playing video games. She has always encouraged me and my sister to do well in school and has always been a strong figure in all our school activities, backing us up in every way she can. My mother saw to it that God also played an important part of our lives. As we were not fortunate to attend Catholic school, she enrolled me and my sister to Catechism classes. She constantly reminded us that being able to keep up with the achievements that we have always attained could very well pave the way for better scholarship grants and a good college education..

Like my parents, I have always regarded education a worthy cause - a requisite for career advancement and contemporary survival in this modern day and age. Education warrants innovative ideas necessary for the quality of life's improvements. It is a good avenue where one not only improves himself but also his own personality. With these lessons in mind, I know I will attain the educational pursuit which will equip me with the necessary vantage to benefit society in return.

mcas

Nov 29, 2007

Undergraduate / 'excel in math & science and personal qualities' - uc [4]

THANKS A LOT, YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

mcas

Nov 29, 2007

Undergraduate / The stress a person undergoes when applying for admissions - essay [2]

uc prompt # 2 - 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?

attached is a copy of my essay for prompt # 2. can you help in editing this and advice as what your thoughts are. if you think it's incorrect, can you please correct it. thanks a lot, your help is greatly appreciated.

Has anyone ever thought the fear and stress a person undergoes when applying for admissions to a college or university? Applying for admissions to a prestigious institution such as the University of California is not an easy task. The tremendous fear that goes through every applicant's mind of not being accepted to the college or university of his or her choice is unexplainable.

A year ago when my parents and I received a letter from the school that I attend requesting for permission to send my grades to the University of California, it never crossed my mind that I will be receiving a letter from the president of the University of California congratulating and advising me that all the hard work that I have done has placed me in the top four percent of my graduating class. My achievements have qualified me for admission to the University of California through the Eligibility in the Local Context program. It was an honor to have received a personal invitation from the president of the university himself.

Growing up in a family where both parents have earned college degrees and expects me to excel in everything has not been an easy task. My parents have always compelled me to do my best in everything that I do. I always did well in school. Through the years, I developed a strong passion for math and science. In my elementary years, I have always excelled in math, science and social studies and have participated in different school competitions relating to these subject matters. This hard work has translated into middle school and especially high school where I took many challenging courses and joined different clubs over the course of my high school years. My love and passion for mathematics, science and history have led me to take honors and AP courses. I enjoyed all the rigorous AP classes that I have taken and love the thrill of competing and succeeding. In my freshman and sophomore years, I took honors courses in math, science, history and english, while in my junior year I took AP chemistry, AP biology, and AP US history, honors english and honors pre-calculus. As these courses were not challenging enough, I took AP government, AP english, AP calculus, AP physics and AP environmental science and attained a weighted GPA of 4.4167 and a non-weighted GPA of 3.75. I rank number thirteen out of 664 senior students and rank number 11 in all tenth through twelfth grades.

With all the anxieties and uncertainties of what the future will bring, I can only rest in assurance that no matter what happens, my parents are always supportive of my undertakings. I idolize my father who is an engineer-his character and ways have greatly influenced my desire to be like him. I perhaps have gotten a good deal of his genes that I too am inclined to the point of excelling in the field of mathematics and science. As I ponder on what field I should take for higher learning, my mom's constant reminder of her desire for me to go into the medical field and my desire to be an engineer has made me decide to take up Engineering.