Berkeley application - personal statement questions

[erikiksaz]

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Hello!

In using Berkeley's online application, it seems that they send you through their general graduate application before allowing you to complete the supplemental Optometry one. Now, there's 2 general personal statement prompts for the general application (see down below). Are there additional questions found on the supplementary Opt. application, or are the two below the only ones?

The only problem with this is that I don't want to recycle the elements of my statements if the questions are similar, or if there are even any more questions at all!


.1. Please describe your aptitude and motivation for graduate study in your area of specialization, including your preparation for this field of study, your academic plans or research interests in your chosen area of study, and your future career goals. Please be specific about why UC Berkeley would be a good intellectual fit for you.

2. In an essay, discuss how your personal background informs your decision to pursue a graduate degree. Please include any educational, familial, cultural, economic, or social experiences, challenges, or opportunities relevant to your academic journey; how you might contribute to social or cultural diversity within your chosen field; and/or how you might serve educationally underrepresented segments of society with your degree.

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[JeffChou]

You can skip down to the optometry school supplementary application. Funny thing is, I didn't see those questions in the graduate admission section but, rather, in the supplementary application. Make sure you have selected the optometry degree section from the first page and try reloading the site. The supplementary application (a separate site with 4 more pages) should show up in the main menu to the left under "Departmental Application."

Good luck!
Jeff

 

[erikiksaz]

So it seems that I was looking directly at them!

Thanks 👍