UC San Diego Admission Essays

“Ms. Tucker, what happens when type A and type O blood are mixed together in a test tube at the same time? Since you’re not putting A into O or O into A, will the blood still clot?“ I knew that patients receiving blood transfusions…

Before signing up for Computer Science, I had never seen what a code looked like. But suddenly, I found myself fluent in the language of Python. While the other students stewed n frustration, for me, everything had clicked. It wasn’t until a few months into…

In a world filled with fascination for animals, my peculiar “fish problem” stands out. While most kids wanted a puppy or kitten, I yearned for a pet whale, inspired by the movie “Free Willy.” This fascination led me to Sea World, Orlando, where I encountered…

I was born the second child in a family of four, with one older brother, and for all of my life I have been either the shortest or one of the shortest kids in my class. Thus, it naturally follows that I have been picked…

UC San Diego’s Business Department is an exceptional institution that offers a comprehensive education in the field of business. This program is designed to prepare students to enter the business world with the skills, knowledge, and expertise necessary to succeed in their careers. The department…

I wrote my first speech in elementary school. Awed by the power of the spoken word the fictional president Thomas Whitmore employed in the movie Independence Day, I pulled a Public Speaking for Dummies book off my parents’ shelf and penned what was — to…

I was thirteen when I knew. After the first grade report came in, my “A’s” gleaming gloriously, a testament to my perseverance and academic achievement, I decided to seek this “education thing” with all that is in me. There was no reason to go halfway,…

As a young adult, I was unsure of what career path I wanted to take. I had always been interested in business and entrepreneurship, but I didn’t have a clear direction. It wasn’t until an event in my life that I found my true passion…

My father has always told me that education can break down many barriers, whether they are class, racial, or religious. For this reason my father has made it a priority for me and my sister to attend well established private schools. This education has come…

Metallic. That’s the first word that comes to mind when describing cochlear implant speech. Surgically embedded in the inner ear, cochlear implants can restore a certain level of hearing to the deaf by electrically stimulating the auditory nerve, but the method is still far from…