University of California-Berkeley

Supplemental essays

Answer 1 of 2 — max 350 words each.

1. Share with us the world you come from (for example, your family, school, community, city, or town). What unique experiences from your world motivated you to apply to this business and engineering dual degree program?
2. Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.
3. Describe your post-undergraduate goals. Why is the Berkeley M.E.T. Program essential in helping you achieve these goals?· ~500 words
4. Describe a time when something important to you did not work out as planned. How did you respond, and what did you learn from the situation?
5. The Berkeley M.E.T. community values collaboration, innovation, and a broad spectrum of backgrounds and experiences. How would your unique ideas, perspectives, projects, or initiatives contribute to and enrich the culture of the M.E.T. community?
6. Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.
7. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?
8. Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you a strong candidate for admissions to the University of California?

Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).