The College Transfer Application Essay: “Why Transfer” Example

March 1, 2011

In this post, we analyze an essay example excerpted from College Admission Essays for Dummies by Geraldine Woods to complement the example for the University of Pennsylvania that we’ve previously critiqued. The essay we’ll analyze here leaves a lot of room for improvement, though it has some positive aspects. We’ll tell you what you can [...]

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University of Michigan: Transfer Spotlight

February 4, 2011

When people refer to the University of Michigan (U-M), they almost always mean the Ann Arbor campus. From here on, “U-M” denotes the main (Ann Arbor) campus. Note that though U-M-Dearborn and U-M-Flint are also part of the University of Michigan system, transfer students from those schools to U-M are considered new transfers. In this [...]

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Transfer Friendly College Spotlight: Emory University

December 19, 2010

Emory University is a four-year private institution in Atlanta, GA with a total of 5,268 undergraduates. Within the larger university is Emory College of Arts and Sciences, which accounts for most of the undergrads. The college offers majors typical of a liberal arts school with degrees ranging from a BS in Computer Science to a [...]

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The Transfer Book Survey Results and Odds and Ends

December 1, 2010

Hope everyone had a great holiday! We thought people might be curious about some of the results of the survey so here are some of our findings. Thanks again to everyone who participated! It’s really helpful for us to get feedback like this (please keep leaving comments!) so we know if we’re hitting the mark [...]

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Transfer Deadlines Table Added (UCs coming up pretty soon)

November 6, 2010

We just added a table that goes through the transfer application deadlines (for both fall and spring entry, if applicable) for some of the top schools in the US (the Top 50 National Universities according to US News). We also threw in – because, you guessed it, we love you – whether or not the [...]

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Fall 2009 College Transfer Acceptance Rates Added

September 19, 2010

We just added the recently released Fall 09 transfer admissions numbers for some of the top schools in the US (the Top 50 National Universities according to US News). Check it out by clicking here, or by hovering over the “Stats” tab at the top of the page and clicking on the first option in [...]

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Transfer Program at Harvard College Resumes

August 27, 2010

If you look at our table of transfer acceptance rates, you’ll see that Harvard’s rate says “0.0%.” That’s because the transfer program ceased to even exist, but now Harvard is accepting transfer applicants again. An article in the Harvard Gazette shares the news. Here are the highlights for prospective transfer applicants: Harvard’s generous financial aid [...]

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It’s Not Too Late to Apply to Transfer to Another College

July 1, 2010

Though many schools post their transfer application deadline as some time around March 1, that is not the case with all schools. We’ll look at three ways in which some colleges/universities are open to accepting transfer applications at a later time. 1. Deadlines are later for spring enrollment People who want to transfer into say, [...]

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The College Transfer Application Essay: An Example for the University of Pennsylvania

May 26, 2010

(Update: We’ve added another “why” transfer essay example with a detailed critique here.) One of the most important elements in your transfer application is the essay on why you want to transfer to the college of your choice. Here, we’ll deconstruct a real-life transfer application essay by David, a student who is trying to transfer [...]

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College Transfer Applicants: Exactly What You Need to Say to Improve Your Odds

April 24, 2010

A college’s office of admission is a fountain of information. You just need to know how to bottle that info. In this post, we will tell you exactly what to say to get the info you need to put together a winning transfer application. If you haven’t decided on which colleges to apply to yet, [...]

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