UC PIQs are worth up to 8 points (5 points for doing the PIQ + 0-3 for effort)

Remember to follow Academic Integrity rules and use your own creativity and originality.

We look forward to seeing your submissions!

UC Personal Insight Questions

- Personal Insight Questions (PIQs) are the college application essay prompts for the UC system

- You can find the PIQs on the UC website.

- For every month, you are allowed to write one of the 8 UC Personal Insight Questions.

- It will be graded according to the monthly projects point system.

- You may not reuse the same question for other months.

- If you would like feedback on your PIQ from GATE, please make sure to include that when you submit your PIQ!