> @"Shireen Bhatia-1" said:
> You've got this. I took it for the first time in February and I got my highest score after months and months of prep during school, while working a part time job. Trust me, you can do this.
> @"Shireen Bhatia-1" said:
> You've got this. I took it for the first time in February and I got my highest score after months and months of prep during school, while working a part time job. Trust me, you can do this.
... Berk by extending my original essay with more specific "why Berk ... 'm just gonna keep my essay at two pages and then ... write a "why Berkeley" essay as well.
All good info here! In general, if you're above both 75ths, it's yours to lose. You don't need amazing softs or a killer essay, though you can definitely eliminate yourself with a terrible essay.
It's definitely better to write an excellent, tight, two-page essay than to write a loose, fluffy four-pager. If they had a minimum, they would say so.