How to Write the UC Essays - Editing Your UC Personal Insight Questions

Applying to college and need help writing your UC essays, aka the UC Personal Insight Questions? This video by a former UC admissions reader will help you revise and edit the essays for your UC application!

Previous Videos in this Series:
How to Pick Your Topics:    • How to Write the UC Essays - Picking ...  
How to Write Your First Draft:    • How to Write the UC Essays - Writing ...  

1:15 - Revising the Structure
1:51 - Divide into Paragraphs
2:40 - Tell the Story in Order
4:03 - Mistakes to Avoid
4:09 - When to Write About Grades
5:09 - Are You Bragging?
6:21 - Writing About a Challenge
6:44 - Being Likable
9:25 - Essays That Are Too Short
10:19 - Essays That Are Too Long
11:32 - Mechanics and Grammar

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About me:
Hi, my name is Maia Krause! I am a graduate of Stanford University with an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from UC Irvine and a Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA. I have been working with high school students on the college admissions process for over ten years.