Specific questions about UC Davis application

[a fragrant plant]

There are two text boxes for you to paste your essay but they strangely ask the same/similar questions.

For example the "Statement of Purpose" prompt reads:

Please describe your motivation, academic preparation and aptitude for graduate study at UC Davis. You should describe your academic plans and research interests, your specialization within your academic field, your research experiences and your career goals.

Then they have another text box called "Future interest or goals". The prompt reads:

Please describe your future interests or professional/career/artistic goals. Please limit your response to 2,000 characters (including spaces).

Now, should I talk about my professional/career goal in the statement of purpose? If I do I won't have anything to say in the second box!!!!

Really need your help!!!!

Edited December 9, 2009 by peanuttheanthro

[LtDan]

I actually found this helpful since UC Davis only allows 4000 characters in the SOP. My SOP was around 8000 characters, so I took that opportunity to move (almost) everything having to do with life after grad school to the second essay. I only kept a brief sentence about my plans after school. I'm not sure if that is exactly what they had in mind, but I'm assuming they'll be reading both essays at the same time so it shouldn't matter.

[UnlikelyGrad]

There are two text boxes for you to paste your essay but they strangely ask the same/similar questions.

For example the "Statement of Purpose" prompt reads:

Please describe your motivation, academic preparation and aptitude for graduate study at UC Davis. You should describe your academic plans and research interests, your specialization within your academic field, your research experiences and your career goals.

Then they have another text box called "Future interest or goals". The prompt reads:

Please describe your future interests or professional/career/artistic goals. Please limit your response to 2,000 characters (including spaces).

Now, should I talk about my professional/career goal in the statement of purpose? If I do I won't have anything to say in the second box!!!!

Really need your help!!!!

The UC Davis app was my least favorite app of the 9 I submitted last year.

I believe I alluded to my professional & career goals in the first one (a couple of sentences) and then fleshed them out in the second one.

Then I had to write the diversity essay.

I thought my essays sucked, but I got in. Go figure.

[Tall Chai Latte]

i also applied to UC Davis but to the pharmacology/toxicology program. didn't like the prompts either...

[Catch22alex]

Had to rework my statement a lot to fit it. Wasn't happy with the App process, including the surprise fellowship application that came after the app

[Pamphilia]

Had to rework my statement a lot to fit it. Wasn't happy with the App process, including the surprise fellowship application that came after the app

Gah! Yes. That filled me with SO much rage.

[wish27]

The UC Davis app was my least favorite app of the 9 I submitted last year.

I believe I alluded to my professional & career goals in the first one (a couple of sentences) and then fleshed them out in the second one.

Then I had to write the diversity essay.

I thought my essays sucked, but I got in. Go figure.

Did you have an interview or did they just admit you??