University of California, Berkeley Admission Essays

My world has been exciting and supportive for all my pursuits in life, but I’m most thankful for how it has exposed me to science and welcomed me into research. Ever since my first encounter with science, I’ve been developing a grand theory in my…

Presenting in the Kentucky senate chamber as a twelve-year old can be intimidating, but also relieving. You have been told for a dozen years that you are too young to influence your state’s government, yet you stand at a podium with a microphone to your…

In the classic Greek epic, ‘The Odyssey,’ Homer idealizes Odysseus for portraying two attributes: physical and intellectual strength. These are the two qualities that help the protagonist on his difficult journey. Greek society is similar to the society at the Army and Navy Academy, as…

As I was growing up, I always had an innate interest in technology and its impact on the world. I was fascinated by how technology has revolutionized the way we communicate, work, and even think. It wasn’t until high school, however, that I realized the…

Muted pastels climbed sluggishly into the sky that morning, pale pinks and periwinkles barely peeking through the marine layers of Imperial Beach. It was the kind of morning ideal for lounging in pajamas. And yet as dawn shed its light, I found my arms flailing…

As I began to think about my future career, I realized that I wanted to combine my passion for social media and my interest in business. That’s why I chose to pursue a degree in social media management at the University of California, Berkeley. I…

For an airline that describes its seating as “cozy,” Spirit Airlines had remarkably good legroom. After stowing my overhead luggage, I fished out the latest edition of The Economist and buckled up for the (hopefully comfortable) flight to the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) Tournament…

Under the covers, past bedtime, my eyes gleamed, reflecting tiny pixellated flames from the video of a Saturn V launch. The low quality video from the 70’s didn’t do justice to the sheer power and scale of this magnificent rocket, but it didn’t have to….

“You have to be wary of other religions,” Mrs. Ebel explained. It was not hard for any of us fourth graders to come up with the imaginative moniker “Mrs. Evil”. “Believers of Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam don’t believe in Christ as their savior and will…

Suspended on the wall of my father’s office is a photograph of someone I once knew well yet now barely recognize, a girl with a thick mane of platinum hair and a bronze, painted face. Images of this girl dance through my memory whenever my…