UC Personal Statement #1:

Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.

A short prompt of an old couples loss at love.

A short story on how a moment can feel like an eternity.

There are certain things that you should never need prompting for.

Some things can turn so meaningless.

An SAT test-prep style response to the prompt: Learning starts with failure; the first failure is the beginning of education. For this case, just to prove a “different” point, I sided against the argument. This doesn’t necessarily reflect my views.

For those of you who have read "The Cat and the Coffee" Drinkers by Max Steele, this is a response to a prompt on whether or not the teacher, Miss Effie Barr is a good or a bad teacher.