UCSF writing sample @ interview?

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For anyone who has interviewed at UCSF...

The itinerary says that they'll be taking a writing sample...

What's this about? Is it an essay? Is it meant to be challenging?

Thanks in advance for any tips... 🙂
 
Cristal,

I asked the same question and I was told this: "the essay is very EZ and it is not a big deal.". I did not believe them, but they were right. The essay was EZ. My essay was about issues with cloning.

Good Luck.



cristal said:
For anyone who has interviewed at UCSF...

The itinerary says that they'll be taking a writing sample...

What's this about? Is it an essay? Is it meant to be challenging?

Thanks in advance for any tips... 🙂
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I don't quite remember, but I believe it had to do with ethics. Anyways, they gave us a good 4.5 minutes for it. Im pretty sure it was meant to see if you could write in English, and nothing more.
 
No big deal. They said its to see if your handwriting is neat. But they really want to see if you can write in English. It's only a paragraph, not an essay like UCLA's interview asks for. You will be fine 🙂


cristal said:
For anyone who has interviewed at UCSF...

The itinerary says that they'll be taking a writing sample...

What's this about? Is it an essay? Is it meant to be challenging?

Thanks in advance for any tips... 🙂
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BUBBLICIOUS said:
No big deal. They said its to see if your handwriting is neat. But they really want to see if you can write in English. It's only a paragraph, not an essay like UCLA's interview asks for. You will be fine 🙂
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wow UCLA has one too, eh? didnt know that 🙂

THANKS so much!!
 
Just remember that the writing sample is a perfect opportunity to let the school know you are interested in their program. During the interview you will meet with one student and one faculty member. However, the essay will be read by someone else, probably the dean. It may not have helped me but I tried to tie in what I wrote with the UCSF program.
 
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